File menu contents
Use the New option to create a new design database.
Use the Open option to open files. In particular, you can open block models, grids and triangulations.
This section describes the options you can use to list and select design data files.
This section describes the options you can use to list and select design layers.
This section describes the options you can use to list and select the files that can be loaded as underlays.
This section describes the options you can use to create and edit symbols. A list of the default symbols delivered with Vulcan is also provided.
This section describes the options you can use to create, open (and hence edit), delete and save line styles. As well as options to alter the repeat length of line styles and to set an remove invariance.
This section describes the options you can use to convert File_CompuServe.gif and Silicon Graphics Industry (SGI) RGB images or textures to pexel files and vice versa. Pexel files can be used in Vulcan for draping over triangulations.
Use the Save option to save any editing or digitising work into the open design database.
Use the Save Layer option to save individual layers into the currently open design database. The difference between the Save Layer option and the Save option is that the latter to save all layers in the current window.
Use the Save Layer To option to save loaded layers into a design database other than the currently open database.
Use the Load Screen option to load the data contained in a nominated screen file.
Use the Save Screen option to save the data that is currently displayed into a nominated file.
Use the Archive option to save a layer to an archive file. The resulting file can be read by another computer and printed.
Use the Load Archive option to load an Archive file.
Use the Load Recovered Layers option to load the contents from the current recovery file.
Plot
This section describes the options you can use to produce plot files and hard copies of triangulations, block models, grid models, digitised data (design data files) and drill holes. Some of the options allow you to be quite specific in the generation of the plot. For this reason, specification files may exist.
This section describes the options you can use to load and edit Vulcan or Datamine plot files.
This section describes the options you can use to create and edit drafting sheets for plotting. A list of the default drafting sheets delivered with Vulcan is provided.
Use the Import option to import data from external graphics packages, file formats and other mine planning applications and store them in Vulcan.
Use the Export option to export Vulcan data, such as design objects, block models and triangulations, to external graphics packages, file formats and other mine planning applications.
This section describes the options you can use to set basic parameters that will make your work with the Vulcan design data files more efficient.
Use the Macro Create option to record a series of actions that can then be replayed. This can be quite useful if you find yourself routinely performing the same tasks, or you want to produce a recording for a demonstration.
Use this option to run a Lava script. Lava is a module for the version of the popular Perl scripting language that is built into the Vulcan executable. This version of Perl behaves exactly like the standard Perl version (5.6.1), except that certain functions, which can directly access Vulcan internals, have been added. The syntax required to access these functions is provided through the Lava package.
Select this option to run Python scripts.
This option is callable on any ODBC datasource.
Use the Run Command option to run commands (external programs or shell commands) from in Vulcan so that you can use macros.
Use the Quit Vulcan option to exit/finish the current Vulcan session.
