Transfer
This section provides a summary of the Transfer submenu and its available options.
Use the Import ASCII option to create and update regular and non-regular block models.
Use the Import Regular option to import an ASCII block model file that may have been created by another block modelling program or by the Export ASCII option.
Use the Import Subblock option allows you to import an ASCII file that may have been created by another block modelling program or in the Export ASCII option.
Use the Import Attributes option to import an ASCII file containing block model details and grade estimation results into a pre-existing block model.
Use the Export ASCII option to export a block model as an ASCII file.
Use the Export Mask option to export variables, from the open block model, that correspond to the X, Y, and Z locations of a mapfile or Isis database.
Use the Export Drilling option to intersect a drillhole database with variables of the open block model that correspond to the X, Y and Z locations of the database.
Use the Addition Parameters option to create or edit a definition file that is used by the Perform Addition option to combine two nominated block models.
Use the Perform Addition option to combine two block models based on a block model definition file and a variable constraining file created through the Addition Parameters option.
Use the Regularise Model option to create or edit a block model definition file that can then be used to regularise a block model.
Use this option to perform tri-blocking on a nominated block model.
Use the Delete Blocks option to delete blocks from a block model.
Use the Extract Blocks option to extract specified blocks from a block model and save them in another block model file.
Use the Convert option to convert a 'Classic' Vulcan block model to the new 'Extended' block model format.
Use the Model to CSV option to export block values to a nominated CSV file.
Use the CSV to Model option to create a block model from a nominated CSV file.
Use the Archive option to save a layer to an archive file (.arch_d). The resulting file can be read by another computer and printed.
Use the Load Archive option to create a new block model from an archive file (.arch_d).
Use the Coalesce option to combine blocks based on a set of defined rules.
