Tutorial - Animation

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The Gantt Scheduler integrates mine design and scheduling into one package, removing the need to import/export or deal with different data and file formats. For current Vulcan users, this means you will no longer need to use a separate scheduling tool. Gantt Scheduler is easy to learn as the menu options, data structure, and terminology are consistent throughout Vulcan.

Opening Your Data File in Vulcan

Dataset for this tutorial is in the GanttSchedulerData file. (Click the link to download the dataset.)

Opening the Gantt Scheduler

1. In Vulcan, select Gantt > Open. The Gantt Scheduler application opens.
2. In the top left corner of the Gantt Scheduler application, click on the Maptek File icon to access the File menu.
3. Click Open, then browse to and select the Beta_DemoUG.vgantt file.

Creating Activities

Create design activities from Vulcan

1. In Vulcan, select Gantt > Activity > Create.
   1. Click Select Objects, then click All on the Select By menu that displays to select all objects and return to the Create Activity panel. The List Preview section of the panel shows the Activity Names and Activity Types which are evaluated by expressions defined in the Setup tab of the Gantt Scheduler.
   2. Click Browse Triangulations, then browse to the production.tri/Stoping.tri folder.
      • Click the double right arrow icon to select all of the triangulations, then click OK to return to the Create Activity panel.
   3. Click OK to send the activities to the Gantt Scheduler.

Create activities for milestone activities from the Gantt Scheduler

1. In the Gantt Scheduler, on the Home tab, in the Activities group, click New to display the Activity Information panel.
   1. In the Name box, enter Shaft Complete.
   2. Select November 14, 2014 as the Start date. The End date will be updated automatically.
   3. Enter 0.0 in the Work box.
   4. Click OK.

Animation

Optional mining directions can be assigned to triangulations in order to animate them with a clipping plane.

1. In Vulcan, select Gantt > Mining Directions > Generate Directions to display the Generate Mining Direction panel.
   1. Click Browse Triangulations, then browse to the production.tri/Stoping.tri folder.
      • Click the double right arrow icon to select all of the triangulations, then click OK to return to the Generate Mining Direction panel.
   2. Click OK. The Directions menu displays.
   3. Click Indicate.
   4. Click a point to indicate the start point of stoping (hangingwall), and then click a second point as the end point of stoping (footwall) to indicate the direction of mining.
   5. In Vulcan, select Gantt > Mining Direction > Hide Directions.
2. Use the Gantt Scheduler’s animation feature to validate the results of the spatial precedences.
   1. On the View tab, in the Vulcan group, click Animation. The Animation panel displays.
   2. Click the Play icon to view the schedule animation in Vulcan.