Overview

This section describes the options under the Viewing submenu.

Block models ( .bmf ) can be viewed in a number of ways:

• Coloured slices on any plane through the model to display grade or zonal variables.
• Vulcan uses two types of block model slices. The standard block model slice and the image slice format.
  The following table provides information on the differences between the slice formats:
  

  Standard Slice	Image Slice
  The resulting slice can be saved to a block model slice file (.bsf) or within a Vulcan layer.	The resulting slice can be saved as an image-mapped triangulation (.00t) with an associated image registration file (ireg) and image (.tiff).
  Block model variable information within the resulting can be displayed as a datatip.	Slices are created faster.
  Slices can be recoloured and  block edges can be shown.	Can be used to create larger slices.

• Contours on any plane of either grade variables or regions of common material type.
• Display of individual blocks.
• Grade shell triangulations.
• Dynamically sectioned.

In all the display options the selection of blocks can be restricted to geographic regions or by selected criteria, for example, gold gt 1.5 g/t.

Tip:   We recommend that a block model is indexed before viewing as this allows faster access to the block model.