BMINE

Use this to report on the proportion of a block that falls in a nominated triangulation(s). The 'mined-out' value, which can be reported as a percentage or fraction, will be written to a specified block model variable.

Usage:

bmine [options] <block model> <variable>

<> indicates a mandatory switch.
[ ] indicates an optional switch

Where:

Option

Description

[options]

The [options] for this executable are:

-F	Treats the mined variable as a fraction variable.
-o <file>	Redirect output to a nominated file. You will need to include a file extension, for example '.asc'.
-k <file>	Append output to a nominated file. You will need to include a file extension, for example '.asc'.
-v <variable> [value]	Mask with variable.
-t <triangulation>	Bounding triangulation.
-n <top surface>	Top bounding surface triangulation.
-u <lower surface>	Lower bounding surface triangulation.
-B <triangulation>	Use a single bounding surface.
-Z	Project down the Z-axis, i.e. select the blocks that fall below the nominated surface. If the -Z switch is omitted, then all blocks that fall above the nominated surface will be selected instead. Note: This switch can only be used when a single bounding surface has been specified.
-O	Select blocks outside the solid only.
-bm <xl, xt, yl, yt, zl, zt>	Define the bounding extents using block model co-ordinates. When using this switch, you will need to specify the minimum and maximum X, Y and Z co-ordinates.
-bw <xl, xt, yl, yt, zl, zt>	Define the bounding extents using real world co-ordinates. When using this switch, you will need to specify the minimum and maximum X, Y and Z co-ordinates.
-s <mx, my, mz>	Sub-block dimensions.
-p <a, b, c, d>	Include planed blocks.
-C <condition>	Use conditional expression.
-r <offset>	Provide a plane offset buffer.
-X	Use proportional volumes against solid.

Refers to the block model that you want to write to.

Refers to the variable that will be used to contain the percentage mined.

N ote The following warning messages displays if any triangulations have small area faces or coincident points.

Note triangulation <tfi> has one or more small area faces. Note triangulation <tfi> has two or more coincident points.

In most cases the program will work correctly on triangulations with small faces or coincident points. However, if the triangulation contains a topological inconsistency, it is necessary to run trisnap on the triangulation to remove coincident points. Also, all triangulations should be checked for consistency and stability with the Model > Triangle Utility > Check option.