Intended Workflow – Face Mapping

This digital mapping solution is comprised of a suite of tools designed to be utilised as a streamlined workflow. The workflow for Face Mapping was designed to be run in the following order:

  1. Mapping > Load Drive Layer 

    Loads and sets visibility of design data filtered on a particular level of interest. The tool will load only the layer for that particular level and filter the survey stations (coordinate reference points) from two other survey stations layers. This panel will remember the settings from the last time the tool was run.

  2. Mapping > Add Station

    Note:  If required.

    Creates a user defined Survey Station (coordinate reference point) in the ‘User Stations Layer’ (defined in the User Stations Layer parameter in the Survey Station Layers section of the Global settings) and labels it. This panel will remember the settings from the last time the tool was run.

  3. Mapping > Station Section

    Creates a Section View in a certain orientation and location based on a trigonometric calculation of a distance measured from a survey station. The tool will also create a grid and a drive profile template (primitive). This panel will remember the settings from the last time the tool was run.

  4. Pictures > Picture Display

    Allows the quick and easy import of a photo into Vulcan (image registration) by simply digitising two points on screen. 

  5. Pictures > Picture Crop

    Allows the quick and easy cropping of the photo previously imported.

  6. Pictures > Picture Scale

    Allows quick scaling (resizing) of the photo previously imported.

  7. Pictures > Picture Translate

    Allows the quick moving (translation) of the photo previously imported.

  8. Pictures > Picture Rotate

    Allows quick scaling (resizing) of the photo previously imported.

  9. Mapping > Line To Samples

    Note:  If sampling undertaken. – This can also be run after Step15 if desired.

    Enables the quick and easy digitising of a face sample line and storing of logging and sampling data into a drillhole database.

  10. Mapping > Feature Lines

    Allows the quick digitising of lines using predetermined Features.

  11. Mapping > Lines To Polygons

    Takes the digitised lines from Feature Lines, finds all intersections between them, breaks the lines according to these intersection points, links the resulting lines into polygons and then applies the appropriate features, where possible.

  12. Mapping > Feature Replace

    Note:  If required.

    Allows the quick and easy reassignment of a Feature to a polygon.

  13. Mapping > Feature Structures

    Note:  If present.

    Allows the quick digitising of structural lines using predetermined Features.

  14. Mapping > Digitise Grades

    Note:  If recorded

    Allows the quick and easy digitising and recording of grade information.

  15. Mapping > Face Reserve Grades

    Allows for:

    1. Reserves to be run on a face primitive created from the face template.

    2. Length-weighted downhole composites to be calculated from a selected drillhole near the face to be applied to the mapping polygons.

  16. Mapping > Face Grades

    Allows the quick and automatic calculation of the area weighted grade of the face based on the polygon areas and estimated grades of each lithology (rock type), as well as assigning the stockpile and face direction attributes.

  17. Mapping > Add Comment

    Note:  If required.

    Allows the adding of comments to an attribute field of the mapping polygons.

  18. Post Processing > Plot Face

    Creates a layer called “PLOT_LABELS” in which an arrow and labels are created (see Plot Face settings) to define the position of the face relative to the survey station. It then creates a plot file (.dhq) of the selected face(s) using a preconfigured drafting sheet and Plot Builder specification file, generated using Setup > Create Plot Resources.

  19. Post Processing > Flag Contact Points

    Note:  If required.

    Allows the easy flagging of domain contact points.

  20. Post Processing > Fold Profile

    Note:  If backs and walls mapped.

    Takes the walls and backs polygons, structural measurements, walls/backs photos and sample lines from their 2D plane and folds (rotates) them back into the correct orientation.

  21. Post Processing > Design To Actual

    Allows a previously mapped face (and any associated sample line drillholes and face photos) to be moved to align with survey pickups and other reference data.

  22. Post Processing > Extract Contact Points

    Allows extracting of flagged contact points from face maps currently loaded on screen into separate hanging wall and foot wall layers for each domain.