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Datamine Studio OP v2.0.62.0 (32-bit)

Datamine Studio OP v2.0.62.0 (64-bit)

Public Release

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Table of Contents

What’s New for Datamine Studio OP v2.0 2

Main Messages for Datamine Studio OP v2.0 2

Upgrading from a previous version of Studio OP 9

32 VS. 64 BIT – TECHNICAL NOTE 10

Technical Note on 64-bit System Output 10

THE SUMMIT WINDOW – GETTING STARTED 14

Introducing the SUMMIT window 14

RELEASE NOTES – STUDIO OP 2.0 16

Core System Commands & Processes 16

User Interface 21

Visualization 25

Data Transfer 29

Utilities & Supporting Services 30

Documentation 31

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WHAT’S NEW FOR DATAMINE STUDIO OP V2.0

Studio OP contains functionality for both medium and short term planning of open pit mines.

Studio OP has a full range of functionality for open pit mine planning including:

• Mine planning block model preparation and manipulation

• Tools for pit design and the generation of mining surfaces

• A managed workflow for generating mining blocks and reserves within pits, mining phases and benches.

• Rich definition of mine infrastructure including haul routes, equipment, calendars and processing destinations.

• Medium and short term operational scheduling.

• CPLEX optimiser for automatic determination of optimal schedules.

Main Messages for Datamine Studio OP v2.0

Version 2.0 of Studio OP is a significant upgrade from the previous version. It has new and

improved functionality which is presented using a more accessible and informative user

interface.

New!! User Interface Layout and Controls

Studio OP now has a ribbon interface that contains categories of

functions related by mine planning task. Commonly-used

functions are still easily accessible. New control bars for filtering

and reserve data make managing how your data is displayed

much easier.

New!! Managed Reserves Commands, Ribbon, Window and

Workflow

Studio OP has a Reserves category of managed functions that

guide you through the process of generating mining blocks to be

scheduled. A new separate 3D Task Window is used visualise the

task-relevant data. The reserve data control bar provides easy

access to your managed data such as phases, bench solids,

outlines, dependencies etc.

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New!! CPLEX - Datamine Summit Scheduler

Create an optimised schedule using Datamine's new cloud-based

Scheduler. Commit your mining block reserves, processing,

infrastructure and equipment parameters from within Studio OP

and allow CPLEX to solve and provide valid solutions rapidly and

accurately.

Multiple Enhancements to Manual Scheduling

Manual scheduling is now easier and more powerful. More

automatic adherence to dependencies and processing constraints

and control over equipment allocation makes it easier to get a

practical schedule sooner.

New!! Updated 3D Windows

Building on the strengths of Studio 3’s Design and VR windows,

the new 3D and Task windows bring you the best of both worlds

in terms of design and visualization. Featuring a useful ‘section

locking’ control, you can design, analyze and present your data

in just the way you want.

New!! Bench Section Toolbar

After bench definitions for a pit have been created they can be

used by the new bench section toolbar to quickly navigate to

bench reference elevations and clip by numbers of benches.

New!! EPS Connectivity

Sending data to from OP to view in Datamine’s Enhanced

Production Scheduler application is now all done in memory –

so no need for exchange files.

Studio OP also provides a dedicated “EPS” ribbon to facilitate a

live connection between your schedule data and a running

instance of EPS. You need the latest EPS version: V3.0.

New!! 3D Window Templates

Maximize the potential of your 3D environment using new 3D

window templates. Instantly set up base formatting for all of

your object types and transfer information seamlessly between

Plots and 3D templates. You can also swap between any

previously-configured template by right-clicking a 3D overlay to

set the new visual formatting in seconds.

New!! Simplified Licensing Model

With this update, you get everything you need to complete your

open pit design and scheduling tasks out-of-the-box. A

straightforward licensing model means you get all core open pit

management functionality as part of the installed system

(wireframing, pit and blast design, activity/schedule tools, mid-

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term and short-term control plus the full suite of 3D visualization

options) with no extra licensing required. Where we have

established development partnerships with external companies to

deliver non-proprietary functionality, this is controlled by

independent licensing.

New!! 64-Bit System

Studio OP is available in two flavours; 32- and 64-bit. The 64-bit

version allows you to access even more of your host system than

previous 32-bit systems, potentially granting access to data sets

that may have exceeded system limits in the past.

New!! Summit Connectivity

This update to Studio OP introduces the new Summit window;

this provides access to your Summit portal to easily transfer data

from desktop to cloud. You and your colleagues can visualize

your data using Summit. An active Summit subscription is

required.

New!! Extended Sheets Control Bar

By popular demand, the Sheets control bar has been extended to

provide some of the functionality previously only available in the

Loaded Data control bar. This extended control bar allows you to

both manage your loaded data connections and organize your

visual formatting and create overlays for 3D objects. Non-visual

objects can still be managed using Loaded Data bar functions.

New!! Enhanced File Type Awareness

The ability for Studio to automatically recognize a file type (e.g. a

wireframe, drillhole etc.) has always been a real time-saver,

allowing the system to adjust its behaviour automatically

according to the context of what types of data have been loaded.

This facility has been greatly extended with this update to allow

your system to automatically detect file types such as stats

outputs.

New!! 3D Window Section Management Tools

Load and edit section definition files quickly and easily. With a

loaded section definition file, you can now access the details of

each section contained within it, using new functionality provided

via the Sheets control bar. You can edit the definitions of any

loaded section, add or remove sections and even overwrite any

section that has been loaded with the current 3D window section.

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New!! Wireframe Clean Function

The new wireframe-clean command provides a set of options

which can be used to fix many problems in wireframes found as a

result of the Verify command

New!! View-independent clipping: You can now choose to

"Ignore Clipping" in any data view independently, giving you

more flexibility in how you present your data. This allows you to

show clipping in the main application but disable it in one of your

external 3D windows, for example.

New!! New Processes and Process Improvements

New processes are available in this version, including

• WFEXPND: a new process has been developed to

expands the specified open or closed wireframe in three

dimensions, similar to the expand string function.

• MOD2BLKS: a new process to create mining blocks,

reserves and dependencies to be used for scheduling

directly from an input block model.

• RECMODWF: compare the volumes defined by wireframe

solids with the contents of cells classified by keyfields in

the model file. For example, compare the contents of

designed pushbacks with pushbacks defined in a strategic

model.

• RECBLKST: compare the volumes defined by outlines

between an initial and final topography. A bounding

perimeter can be supplied.

• RECMODEL: compare the volumes defined by two model

key fields, e.g. compare the contents of designed

pushbacks with pushbacks defined in a strategic model.

• OPBLKSEQ: a new process that generates open pit block

bench links based on input mining block outline strings

and activity points, plus (optionally) a points file defining

the location of bench exits.

• MODSPLIT: split a Datamine cell/subcell model in just

one step using an input wireframe to create a new model

that is constrained by the wireframe.

• REBLOCK: re-block a model by specifying new X, Y and Z

parent cell sizes. The origin of the model remains

unchanged.

• COMBMOD: Combine multiple block models that may

have different data definitions.

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• EXPNDMOD: Expand a block model to fill a larger volume

and/or fill its full volume with cells.

• DILUTMOD: Adjust model cell values where adjacent

ore/waste values differ to model dilution across material

boundaries.

• STATS: a new PCNTILES parameter is now available to

calculate percentiles and the Median Absolute Deviation.

The 50% percentile is the median.

The coefficient of variation and mid-range values are now

always calculated.

The KEYSORT parameter can be used to automatically

sort the input file on its key fields, removing the need to

manually sort the input file before using STATS

The SORTOUT parameter can be used to automatically

sort the output file by FIELD. This makes it much easier to

compare the statistics of fields across different key fields,

for example grades within different rock types.

• CORREL: now has the option to output a file containing

the correlation matrices. It also has an option to specify a

zone key field that can be used to calculate correlations

per rock type.

• SLIMOD and PERFIL: now automatically output models

sorted on IJK. In addition, PERFIL now supports a

CHECKROT parameter to automatically check for an input

rotated model.

• COUNT: COUNT now has an optional KEYSORT parameter

which can be used to automatically sort the input file on

its key fields before processing.

• TONGRAD: several improvements, including support for

absent grade and density values, additive fields can be

specified and a cumulative tonnage-grade curve is now

possible.

• TRIVAL: run this process more rapidly by opting to omit

internal surface checking and/or checking for DTM

overlaps. A ZONE field is also supported in this update.

• PITMOD: you can now specify an alternative origin

and/or bench height.

New!! 3D Section ‘Widgets’

Section manipulation has never been easier with the 3D window’s

interactive section editor, a context-sensitive display of editing

controls that allow you to adjust the elevation, dip and rotation

of your section in real time, with all data clipping settings

honoured throughout.

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New!! Insert-curve command

Interactively insert a curve between two selected string points

using modifiers to adjust the radius of curvature.

This new command greatly reduces the time taken to modify

existing string/road structures.

New!! Quick Filters

A new “Quick Filter” function allows you to rapidly define filters

which can be used to hide or show loaded data with the

minimum of fuss. You can select one or more bins in a selected

legend and your 3D scene will update automatically

New!! Cursor Tooltips

System prompts and information, traditionally relegated to the

Status Bar, can now be displayed alongside your cursor. This

allows you to keep your eyes focused on your data and be sure

what your system is expecting next in terms of input.

New!! External 3D Windows

In addition to the powerful new tools available in the 3D window,

you can also separate one or more windows into floating

visualizers, no longer bound to the external frame of the parent

application – perfect for multiple monitor setups!

New!! Automatic Section Maps

Drag and drop geo-referenced section images into the 3D view

and automatically assemble them into a contextually-accurate

display.

New!! Windows® 10 Support

This product has been tested against the Windows 10 operating

system.

New!! World File Creation

You can now generate a georeferenced world file automatically,

based on your current image draping settings in the 3D window.

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New!! Find Command Dialog Improvements

All commands and processes (yes, over 940 of them) displayed

in the Find Command dialog have been updated with new and

improved descriptions.

…and many other improvements made since the last release of Studio OP.

A full list of changes is available in the “Release Notes” section further below.

Work that is scheduled for OP v2.0 but not completed in time for this beta can be found

in the “Known Issues” table.

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UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION OF STUDIO OP

Upgrade paths are supported for users of Datamine Studio OP; you can upgrade your previous

version of Studio OP to v2.0, however, behaviour across all environments and configurations

is not always predictable.

As such, if you experience any issues with your installation or operation of Studio OP v2.0, you

should take the following reparative steps in the first instance:

1. Using the Windows Control Panel to uninstall your existing version of Studio OP (it is

not necessary to uninstall previous prerequisite components such as Data Source

Drivers, License Services, Table Editor or Datamine Data Converter.

2. Remove the installation folder after uninstallation is complete. This will either be in the

Program Files (x86) | Datamine folder and will be called “StudioOP” – delete the folder

and any remaining contents

3. Reinstall Studio OP v2.0 (in either 32-bit or 64-bit variant).

4. Attempt to reproduce your previous issue. If it still occurs, please contact your local

Datamine representative for more information and guidance.

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32 VS. 64 BIT – TECHNICAL NOTE

Studio OP V2.0 is available in both 32 and 64-bit versions

There’s a lot of misinformation surrounding 32- vs. 64-bit systems so to avoid confusion we

recommend reading the following notes.

Using a 64-bit software version of a program instead of its 32-bit equivalent can have very

positive results, but only if the environment in which it is running is appropriate.

Technical Note on 64-bit System Output

Due to compilation differences on 32-bit and 64-bit targets, minor numerical differences of less

than 0.001% may be seen in the results of the 64-bit version of Studio when compared to the

32-bit version. These are down to the inherent restriction of how computers represent and

process floating point values, and should not be regarded as an error.

In brief:

• A program running in a 32-bit Windows® operating system can access up to 2 Gigabytes

(2048 MB) of memory in one go by default, but this is extended in Studio 3 and Studio

OP to 3GB by using a “Large Address Aware” switch.

o This 3GB limit includes the ‘room’ needed for the operating system itself, and

other system resources such as the graphics card and motherboard BIOS.

Applications have to share whatever is left.

o 32-bit operating systems can only deal with data in 32-bit-sized data ‘chunks’.

o 32-bit operating systems can only run 16-bit or 32-bit applications.

o Even if you install them under a 64-bit operating system, 32-bit programs (e.g.

Studio 3) can only access a maximum of 4GB with a Large Address Aware

configuration. In reality, the available system resources will be lower than 3GB

as the OS will be using some of the available space, as will other applications

and processes.

• In theory, a 64-bit machine can access up to 17.2 BILLION gigabytes (16 Exabytes) of

system memory, but this is dependent on the operating system in use, which in our

case is Windows as other platforms aren’t currently supported.

o Your flavour of Windows matters: What many people don’t realise, is that

some Windows versions deliberately restrict access to the full system resources

through licensing.

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Windows 64-bit Home editions are deliberately limited to 16 GB of RAM, but the

Professional and Ultimate versions can use up to 192 GB of RAM – this should

be enough for even the most ambitious modelling projects.

o 64-bit operating systems can transfer data around in larger chunks, if an

application can create data of this resolution.

o 32- and 64-bit applications can run on a 64-bit operating system; the 32-bit

version will still be restricted to 2GB (or 3GB) of memory. A 64-bit version can

access more memory providing it is physically available.

o Hardware matters too: A 64-bit operating system sitting on a machine with

4GB of RAM won’t show much benefit over a 32-bit system, and may actually

run with degraded performance.

Scenarios and FAQs

• I have a 64-bit operating system - is it worth me installing a 64-bit version of Studio?

If you are running with more than 4GB of RAM on your system then it could be

advantageous. If your system has 8GB of RAM or higher installed, it is highly

recommended that you install the 64-bit system. Systems with less memory may not

benefit from higher memory accessibility and may even see increased memory

limitations due to the additional memory required by the 64-bit architecture.

• I have an 8GB machine running Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit edition). If I install 64-bit

Studio, will I be able to load more data than Studio OP’s 32-bit version?

Yes – a lot more.

• Do I need a 64-bit web browser for Customization window functions in the 64-bit edition

of Studio?

No – the Customization window will continue to access whatever browser is set as the

default on your system.

• What about ODBC drivers? Does the 64-bit edition of Studio require 64-bit ODBC data

sources to operate?

The implications of Microsoft’s 32- and 64-bit ODBC driver policy are detailed in the

technical note: Technical_Note_0124_64_bit_ODBC_Connections.pdf”, available

from the Downloads section of the Datamine website.

In brief, 64-bit applications will attempt to connect to a 64-bit ODBC data source. If you

have a 32-bit edition of Microsoft Office installed, you will need to modify your system

to access these ODBC drivers from Datamine Studio.

If you have 64-bit Editions of Microsoft Office products installed, you will be able to

connect directly to the 64-bit drivers installed by the Office suite of applications.

• Will my system run more quickly with a 64-bit version of Studio (compared to the 32-

bit version)?

A 64-bit application will allow data of a higher resolution to be passed between the

various switchboards of your system, but this is unlikely to result in an increase in

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system performance (this will be limited by a mix of other elements, such as the speed

at which your HD can access disk data, the CPU frequency, Graphics card capabilities

and other architectural influences).

Where you are likely see improvements is where a process involves the loading of large

amounts of data - in this case, you will be able to work with more data in RAM without

having to read from disk as frequently.

In short – a 64-bit application cannot ‘speed up’ your machine; it can only allow you to

access more RAM, and send data around in bigger packets.

• Will the 64-bit system deliver improved graphics?

No. This is controlled by your systems visualization capabilities and is outside the

influence of Studio.

• Will 64-bit systems contain more features than 32-bit versions?

There are no plans to diverge the development of 32- and 64-bit versions of our

products, and both installer versions will derive from the same source code. In the

future, this situation may change.

• Will 32- and 64-bit systems be released at the same time?

The current plan is to release both versions concurrently as independent 32- and 64-

bit installer packages.

• Can I install a 64-bit edition of Studio if I have a 32-bit operating system?

No - you will not be able to proceed with this installation. 64-bit Studio editions can

only be installed on 64-bit operating system platforms. This restriction applies to all

Windows® applications.

• Can I install a 32-bit edition of Studio if I have a 64-bit operating system?

If you really want to. 32-bit Studio instances can be installed on a 64-bit OS, but you

should be aware that it will not take advantage of system resources as effectively as

our dedicated 64-bit application running in an appropriately resourced 64-bit operating

system.

With 8GB or more RAM available, 32-bit Studio will not benefit from access to more

memory but the 64 bit OS and extra ram will allow more applications to run at the same

time without swapping, so the system may benefit from better multitasking.

• Can I swap data and/or projects between 32- and 64-bit systems?

Yes, the data you are creating is no different between each system – the difference is

in the operating system environment in which the data is being processed. Providing

you aren’t trying to load projects from a newer version to an older version of Studio OP

(Datamine cannot support backwards compatibility of projects), 32- and 64-bit systems

are fully-compatible.

• Does Studio automatically install a 64-bit application if my operating system allows it?

No. Independent 32- and 64-bit Studio OP installers are available from your Datamine

representative and online support portal. You will need to choose which one you want

before you download and install it.

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• Will I be able to run Studio OP alongside Studio 3/RM/EM/5D Planner….?

Yes. Datamine applications are ‘COM-isolated’ and have been deliberately configured to

allow simultaneous usage of Studio family products, providing a valid license is available

for each running application. You do not need to uninstall Studio 3 to install Studio OP.

• Do I have to uninstall my other Datamine applications before I install Studio?

With one exception his isn’t necessary. Studio OP will upgrade any previous version of

itself, and can be installed happily alongside other Datamine products. Datamine QA

staff routinely run an extensive range of ‘side-by-side’ checks as mandatory exit criteria

for a public release of our software.

Here’s the exception: if you wish to install a 64-bit version of Studio OP and have

already installed a 32-bit version (or vice versa) with an identical version number, you

should uninstall the existing copy of Studio OP before installing the alternative,

identically numbered version.

• How much system memory does Studio use?

This depends entirely on what you're doing, what data you have loaded, how much

priority your operating system is assigning to the various processes etc. A 'base'

memory footprint of around 130-140Mb is normal, but this will vary as your session

continues.

• Will Studio run under Windows 8?

Yes, all Datamine products released after June 2015 are supported under the Windows

8 and 8.1 operating systems (with the exception of Microsoft’s educational supplements

due to their restricted driver and networking capabilities).

• Will Studio OP run under Windows 10?

Studio OP v2.0 is fully supported under the Windows 10 operating system.

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THE SUMMIT WINDOW – GETTING STARTED

Introducing the SUMMIT window

Studio OP 2.0 provides seamless access to Datamine’s Summit web reporting, 3D visualization

capabilities and mining domain apps.

Upload your data and allow others in your organization, potentially anywhere in the world, to

understand it and visualize it immediately. No more lengthy FTP uploads, lagging remote

desktop sessions or oversized email attachments. Summit also provides a host of dedicated

apps that allow you to process and analyse your data in a shared, secure environment.

• How do I access SUMMIT from within Studio OP?

1. Using the Home ribbon, select Project | Options and navigate to the

Environment tab and the Summit panel

2. Set your startup preference using the check box Show Summit Page on Startup

3. Select Login or Sign Up

4. New accounts may take up to 48 hours to be activated. Your company

administrator will provide an invitation email to your secure company email

address.

• How do I subscribe to a Datamine SUMMIT solution?

For all subscription enquiries, either visit summit1.dataminesoftware.com to sign up, or

contact your local Datamine office for more guidance.

• Can I have a demo of SUMMIT in action?

Absolutely. Your local Datamine office will be happy to organize this with you so give

them a call. You can also find out more about Summit from the Datamine website:

www.dataminesoftware.com

• Are Datamine planning to provide SUMMIT access via other Studio products in the

future?

Studio OP already includes it, and Studio UG will include the Summit feature in future

versions, scheduled for 2016. Studio EM users can also access the Summit facility, but

this will require purchase of an additional license.

• I currently subscribe to a Summit “App” such as SOPP – can I use data uploaded from

Studio as part of a cloud case study?

Certainly. Summit is an online data management, visualization and functional domain.

Once data is uploaded, and providing you have access to it/them, you can utilize your

workspace data in other Summit applications.

• Can I download processed data from Summit into Studio products directly?

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Not yet, but we have plans to implement the two-way data transfer in all desktop

products in due course.

• I want to show my data to someone in a remote office. They have access to SUMMIT.

What’s the best plan?

It couldn’t be easier – upload your data via the dedicated Summit portal in Studio OP.

All you need to do then is assign it to a shared workspace, and let your recipient know

it is there, so they can log in and see it. You can even send them a Hyperlink that will

allow them to access a visualization immediately.

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RELEASE NOTES – STUDIO OP 2.0

The following cases have been resolved since the last released version of Studio OP

Core System Commands & Processes ID Type Description Various

Studio OP's managed reserves workflow is used to generate mining block reserves that can be

scheduled to form a mine plan. Mining blocks are represented by wireframe solids and

outlines. The workflow consists of managed tasks that can be accessed from the Reserves

ribbon.

Various

A new Task control bar has been implemented to support the UI for the managed Reserves

workflow commands.

Various

The Summit (CPLEX) Scheduler has been implemented in Studio OP.

Various

A new Bench Clipping toolbar has been implemented

Various

A new ribbon – EPS – has been added to Studio OP to connect in-memory data to an active

.eps project in Enhanced Production Scheduler

OP-860

The default string data selection method in Studio OP now matches the same in other Studio

products. An alternative depth-based selection method has been added for block selection

(select-string-depth) and this new option has been added to the Schedule ribbon.

OP-800

A new manual scheduling option has been introduced that will allow blocks to be mined in the

defined selection/sequence order to meet a target tonnage, rather than synchronous

depletion of multiple blocks to meet the same percentage target.

OP-795

Additional options have been introduced to Studio OP’s Reserves Evaluation routines; you can

now calculate reserves per phase and/or bench in addition to the global ‘block reserves’

option.

OP-794

Studio OP is now compatible with the Windows® 10 operating system.

OP-728

A new “Create Schedule Data Set” option has been provided to create a Schedule-function-

ready data set based on reserves data.

OP-704

OP-715 A 64-bit Studio OP installer has been provided for this version.

OP-656

Managed Reserves data can now be prepared automatically for operational scheduling, and

can then be selected as a ‘package’ using the drop-down list in the Scheduling Data Settings

dialog – consult your online Help for more information.

OP-594

An .exf export facility has been added to the Schedule ribbon.

OP-548

New reconcilation processes have been introduced with this version of OP

OP-539

A new EPS Synchronize option has been implemented.

OP-593

OP-536 A new Reserves Data control bar has been implemented

OP-479

Studio OP now benefits from the addition of the QUICKEST estimation process.

STUDIO-830

A new process has been introduced – WFEXPND – to allow a wireframe to be expanded in a

similar way to the expand-string command.

STUDIO-892

PROMOD now combines subcells which fill a parent cell, into a single parent cell.

CORE-1299

DRILGRID is now available as a standard superprocess within Studio OP

CORE-1116

A new command – COMBMOD – has been created to merge a resource model with updated

grade control models, corresponding to drilled benches in different blasting areas. This is

available by default in Studio OP.

CORE-1115

A new process – EXPNDMOD – has been created to allow waste blocks to be added to ore

models. This is available by default in Studio OP.

Various

A new Task has been added to facilitate the creation and editing of rosettes.

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CORE-431

Quickpit has a new look UI and much-improved road controls when used in the 3D window.

CORE-307

A new process – WFCODE – has been implemented to permit zone field decoding into model

or drillhole files.

Various

The Sheets control bar now provides additional functions to allow data

loading/saving/reloading/refreshing. You can also now make the associated object the current

object for the selected overlay.

Various

This product is supported for use within the Windows® 10 operating system.

OP-64

A new command – insert-curve – has been introduced to interactively insert a curve between

two selected string points using modifiers to adjust the radius of curvature.

STUDIO-3656

TONGRAD will now support file names greater than 20 characters in length

STUDIO-3632

The Volumetric Block Modelling function now allows you to specify a Control Perimeter file.

STUDIO-3609

SURTRI will now accept a string file containing up to 60,000 strings. The previous limit was

25,000 strings.

STUDIO-1254

Studio installation folder path lengths are now permitted up to 256 characters in length.

STUDIO-1148

The Log View Properties dialog no longer limits the display of available holes to 100.

STUDIO-956

The maximum number of permissible samples in COMPSE has been increased.

CORE-3663

STUDIO-3570 The WGTFIELD and DATAFILE fields in the STATS output file are now explicit.

CORE-1570

Wireframe volume calculations for zones over 50 will now display a message indicating that

the process may take a while to complete.

CORE-1536

SORT and OUTPUT commands are now supported by the LINK command in macros.

CORE-1508

REBLOCK now allows model names to contain underscore characters

CORE-1460

The super-processes NSCORE, SGSIM and BACKTR can now be used where a project path

length is up to 256 characters in length

CORE-1445

STATS can now be used to report where the number of records equals zero (useful for

validating mine planning models).

CORE-1414

A vertex snap option has been added to the wireframe-clean function.

CORE-1406

The “Field weighted by” value during dynamic string evaluation is now based on % of cell . A

new “Full Cell Evaluation” option has been added which can be used by all weighting options.

CORE-1384

The maximum number of lags in VGRAM has been increased to 10000

CORE-1331

TONGRAD now supports the use of retrieval criteria

CORE-1230

New options have been added to the context menu for points, strings, drillholes and planes

to allow the contents of entire objects to be selected or deselected.

CORE-1128

OPBLKSEQ has been extended to allowing sorting based on distance from exit points.

OP-945

Input wireframe DTM data is now automatically verified before it is added to the OP project

via the Surface Topo task. Any potential data issues are highlighted.

OP-816

There is now a default process flow (“Default”) available, containing a single Loading activity.

OP-809

You can now animate solids as part of spatial dependencies task, using the assigned

DEPANIM attribute.

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OP-786

The Schedule Selected Blocks dialog has been extended to allow each block-category have a

set of valid destinations determined according to the constraints.

OP-770

Data (block and string) selection routines have been improved to make selection “smarter”

and easier to use when selecting blocks for scheduling.

OP-750

The Auto block creation task now displays a message indicating the process has finished,

plus additional UI options to control the display of blocks and/or outlines.

OP-741

Studio OP’s connection to Summit has been updated to access Production summit URLs.

OP-680

You can now select an external file to copy/add attributes to the reserves table(s) during the

Evaluation task.

OP-670

You can now copy the bench outlines on the current bench to the cutter strings for the

current bench. This allows youike shrink the bench outlines by adjusting the cutter strings.

OP-604

Additional settings required by the Reserves workflow are now serialized within the project

and persist between sessions.

OP-376

The Dump Design script UI has been improved to reduce screen clutter.

OP-728

Various updates have been made to the Field Treatments dialog; the annotate option is now

“Add block attribute”, allowing the block attribute to be updated based on the block outline

values. Documentation has been updated.

OP-680

A function has been added to allow you to add attributes as part of the reserves evaluation

task. The attributes file must include BLOCKID as a field, which will be mapped to the

apppropriate reserves record(s).

OP-670

You can now copy the bench outlines on the current bench to the cutter strings for the

current bench. This allows you to shrink bench outlines by adjusting the cutter strings, for

example.

OP-636

An extension to the evaluation task has been implemented to allow reserves tables to be

generated per phase and bench

OP-635

The requirement for Haulage License with StudioOP to display EFH and distance columns in

the Machines Grid has been removed.

OP-570

You can now alter max reclaim by duration in the same way as destinations limits

OP-556

Evaluation method assignments have been extended to cover additional attribute types –

consult your online Help for more details.

OP-553

PIT_NO and PSB_PIT attributes are now automatically mapped as mining phase fields where

detected.

OP-337

OP-309

You can now re-use existing cutters on subsequent benches more easily, following

enhancements to the Manual Block Generation UI.

STUDIO-3821

File renaming using the Project files control bar has been reinstated

STUDIO-3743

A data corruption issue caused by reversing a string after merging string segments has been

resolved.

STUDIO-3727

TRIVAL was incorrectly reporting tonnes and grades where the NOSID parameter was set to

0 and an unverified wireframe was set as an input. This has been resolved.

STUDIO-3641

An issue causing the failure to assign a BLOCKID attribute during evaluate-all-strings has

been resolved.

STUDIO-3617

The problem causing the system to halt unexpectedly with a specific combination of unload-

all, evaluate-one-string and evaluate-all-strings, has been resolved.

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STUDIO-3600

Evaluate wireframe commands no longer remove the filter applied to the model.

STUDIO-3597

CORE-1503 Unloading data no longer removes filters from the remaining loaded data objects.

STUDIO-3566

The field DIST_2D in the output file from CLOSEPTS is now correctly calculated.

STUDIO-3079

An issue preventing CORREL from completing when an alphanumeric entry exists in the

specified ZONE field has been resolved.

STUDIO-2151

An issue preventing Shrink model option in MRO from being accessible in Studio OP has

been resolved.

STUDIO-1050

An issue whereby different single- and extended-precision results from COMPSE were

generated has been resolved.

STUDIO-892

PROMOD will now combine subcells that create a parent cell where expected.

CORE-1749

A misclassification issue in Studio OP’s wireframing component has been resolved, meaning

the Update DTM command will now give expected results in all cases.

CORE-1741

The MOD2BLKS process will no longer create duplicate PVALUE values in dependency strings

when creating diagonal dependencies. A DEPANIM field is now added for animation

purposes when checked dependencies.

CORE-1739

A data-specific issue causing the EXPNDMOD process to create mismatched wireframe and

output model data has been resolved.

CORE-1560

An issue that could force the system to halt unexpectedly when running ‘update-vr-objects’

has been identified and resolved.

CORE-1559

A field name conflict in RECMODWF conflicts with MODPSLIT was causing subtle errors. This

has been fixed.

CORE-1553

An issue whereby DECODE could return incorrect values when forced into an error state has

been resolved.

CORE-1545

OUTPUT now exports implicit values as expected.

CORE-1549

generate-outlines and generate-outlines-attrib will no longer flatten strings if the outl-plane-

switch is not set

CORE-1484

In the previous version, MODSPLIT was incorrectly treating the @PLANE parameter as ‘XY’

regardless of its setting. This has been resolved.

CORE-1450

TRIPOI now works as expected.

CORE-1434

Generate-outlines no longer generates unexpected results for values with greater than 3

decimal places

CORE-1431

Evaluation with a single string will now produce expected results when working with vertical

sections.

CORE-1430 Cleaned wireframes now preserve the keyfield attribute.

CORE-1426

CORE-1500 You can now rename a file using the Project Files control bar.

CORE-1408

CORE-501 Commas are now correctly applied between retrieval criteria when recording a macro.

CORE-1406

An issue relating to the “Field Weighted By” feature for dynamic string evaluations has been

resolved.

CORE-1351

Using TRIFIL with @MODLTYPE=2.0 no longer creates models with missing cells.

CORE-1260

DECODE is now generating expected results in all cases

CORE-1154

A data-specific instance of COMPSE not processing a drillhole file correctly has been resolved.

CORE-927

MODSPLIT no longer fails to generate results when either of the following conditions are true:

• Using 'MIN' as the MINED Field

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• Using different values for the DEFGRADE parameter 'unset', 0, 4, -1

CORE-143

CONPOL will now create a closed perimeter.

OP-989

An issue that caused a downloaded Summit Scheduler archive to propogate to the wrong

scenario folder has been corrected.

OP-950

The Automatically Create Mining Blocks routine will now automatically save/commit block and

outline data to the scenario folder on completion of data generation – a separate save is no

longer required to visualize blocks and/or outlines.

OP-946

A problem reported during beta testing whereby fragment volumes below a specified limit

were not removed as expected has been resolved.

OP-920

An issue that caused the display of the bench/block grid following wireframe filtering has been

resolved.

OP-918

A data-specific issue causing the system to halt unexpectedly when creating block solids has

been resolved.

OP-890

OP-1002

A previous issue whereby filtering tasks in EPS would cause a linked data view in x64 Studio

OP to fail, and halting Studio OP unexpectedly, has been resolved.

OP-873

The spillover function in the Edit Schedule dialog no longer fails to find a solution when a

suitable solution exists.

OP-869

An error that prevented the successful recreation of automatic road strings has been resolved.

OP-853

An issue that caused OP to become unresponsive when creating spatial dependencies has

been resolved.

OP-827

An issue preventing manual scheduling where blocks had been previously filtered, has been

resolved.

OP-817

An issue causing tutorial data to be sequenced incorrectly, permitting undermining, has been

resolved.

OP-791

An issue preventing 0 tonnage blocks from being removed from the Summit Scheduler

scenario has been resolved.

OP-773

An issue that was causing mining blocks to disappear unexpectedly when changing bench

clipping values has been resolved.

OP-768

An intermittent issue resulting in a system crash following reserves model validation has

been tracked down and resolved.

OP-745

Unload-all no longer removes all active sections without creating a new one – this prevented

digitizing after unloading data.

OP-734

When specifying the bounds for targets, the user can no longer add two entries for the same

target end date.

OP-724

One of the 3 table columns in Destination | Constrain by period was hidden in error. It is

now visible again.

OP-714

A data/project specific issue when generating phase solids for a second pit has been

resolved. This issue also caused performance issues in other situations.

OP-643

A data-specific issue causing open-faced mining blocks during reserves processes has been

resolved.

OP-640

A data-specific issue preventing the generation of mining blocks from a particular bench solid

has been resolved.

OP-759

An “Invalid Input” issue, caused by the incorrect indexing of reserves data objects, has been

resolved.

OP-756

Minimum bounds are now created correctly for Destination | meet exactly processing

capacities.

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OP-755

SORT, OUTPUT and MGSORT are no longer outputting excessive messages to the Output

window, reducing the performance of these commands.

OP-752

Ratio targets can no longer be set as objective functions.

OP-749

Instances where spillover in OP did not give very precise tonnages, causing problems for

Summit Scheduler, have been resolved.

OP-720

A data-specific issue whereby unexpected zero reserves tonnages were being produced is now

resolved.

OP-695

An issue preventing the spillover function for a specific data set/schedule has been resolved.

OP-674

An issue preventing the repositioning of blast holes (move-blast-hole) in some circumstances

has been resolved

OP-666

An issue was reported that adding a new blast hole allows you select row, hole number,

azimuth and dip, but the hole was created using the default dip/azimuth defined in the

pattern. This has been resolved.

OP-661

A project-specific issue whereby the Update Schedule function evoked unexpected results has

been resolved.

OP-566

A data-specific crash when applying a scenario result has been resolved.

OP-546

A data-specific issue when clicking on the Machine Class drop-down list within the Adjust

Schedule dialog has been resolved

OP-539

The new Synchronize option on the EPS ribbon, if EPS is closed, was taking an unexpectedly

long time (aprox 30s) to complete without any indication of progress. This has been resolved

in collaboration with our business partners.

OP-517

CPLEX Scheduler dialog no longer becomes unresponsive when trying to 'Use' a created

schedule in a very large project.

OP-361

A project-specific issue preventing the generation of mining blocks has been resolved.

OP-52

An issue relating to editing Global Targets has been resolved.

User Interface ID Type Description

Various

A new Task window has been implemented to support the new Reserves workflow commands

ribbon.

Various

Studio OP has been converted and extended to accommodate a ribbon-based interface.

CORE-882,

CORE-828 A new External 3D view drop-menu has been implemented – consult your online Help for more

information.

STUDIO-3195

Social medial links have been added to the Studio OP Start window.

Various

Studio OP’s user interface and supporting media have been rebranded to reflect the

“Datamine” legal entity name.

STUDIO-1148

You are no longer restricted to a 100 hole list limit in the Log View Properties dialog

CORE-1027

The Command control bar welcome message no longer references a previous legal entity name

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OP-882

A scrollbar has been added to the Reserves Data control bar.

OP-879

The default user interface profile for Studio OP has been revamped to make better use of

screen space.

OP-808

Dependency-based ordering has been improved to preserve the original sequenece more

closely.

OP-777

The grid-interval-on-string command is now available on the Edit ribbon.

OP-774

The View ribbon is now available when the Reserves/Task data window is displayed.

OP-763

The Timeframe panel has been updated to provide a more practical default configuration, plus

other minor UI changes.

OP-719

Write-selected-strings has been added to the Data ribbon.

OP-682

Context-sensitive Reserves Data control bar options have been added to allow you to save,

copy and format reserves objects in memory.

OP-672

Timeframe task panel logic has been improved to ensure the granularity of timeframe phases

can only reduce in granularity with regards to the Units and Split-into values, as the table

progresses. Documentation has been updated to explain this.

OP-575

Various branding and aesthetic tasks relating to the Studio OP installer have been completed.

OP-549

Schedule ribbon commands are now contextually enabled/disabled based on the status of

prerequisite tasks.

OP-540

UI descriptions for the RECMODWF, REBLKST and RECMODEL commands have been updated

OP-494

Deprecated Graphics and Screen windows are now hidden by default.

OP-248

The default/generated symbols group in Studio OP is now called “Scheduling”, no longer “ISTS”.

OP-140

Studio OP has an updated splash screen and desktop icon

OP-353

Studio OP has an new Start Page

STUDIO-3384

The default Customization script graphic has been rebranded to show the new Datamine logo.

STUDIO-3379

Grammar in the New Object menu tooltips has been made consistent with regards to the

reference of “Object” and “Table”.

STUDIO-3341

By popular request, the right-click Load Data option has been added to the 3D window.

STUDIO-3310

Visualizer command descriptions have been edited in the Find Command dialog to better

indicate their usage and status.

STUDIO-3213

Find command dialog descriptions from ouline-inside-switch-on/off have been created.

STUDIO-3086

Project Files control bar graphics have been updated

STUDIO-2887

Redundant MineTrust options in the Project Files Control Bar have been removed

CORE-1752

The © notice in the Help | About dialog now reads 2017.

CORE-1695

The OPBLKSEQ process now supports retrieval criteria.

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CORE-1680

The Extrude Strings function performance has been improved in this update.

CORE-1611

The INPUTD process is now available on the Data ribbon (Data | Data Tools | Tables |

Create)

CORE-1610

The write-selected-strings command is now available from the Data ribbon.

CORE-1170

CORE-910 Core product installation packages have been rebranded to show the correct “Datamine”

product prefix.

CORE-1053

Various Find Command dialog descriptions have been extended for clarity.

CORE-893

The Find Command dialog has been extended to provide more detailed descriptions of all

commands.

CORE-879

All fields are now shown in the VR Info Mode by default

CORE-827

An option to disable the new command tooltips, and/or control their appearance has been

implemented.

CORE-793

The Sheets bar will now automatically hide overlays relating to non- displayed views

CORE-677

The Sheets view will now automatically expand the relevant tree structure.

CORE-64

It is now more Intuitive to Switch the Active Section

STUDIO-2253

The order of rotation axes in Charting | Variogram is now user- defineable

STUDIO-3806

The correct version number for the installed Mesh.exe component is now shown in the Help |

About dialog on 64 bit systems.

STUDIO-3633

A typographic error in the ‘Select Outlines Individually’ tooltip has been corrected.

STUDIO-3630

You can now access a hole dropdown list for log sheets.

OP-992

The previous label “Dependency Type”, shown on the EPS ribbon, is now correctly labelled

“Constraint”.

OP-881

Command, Current Object and Navigation toolbars are now available in the toolbar Customize

dialog.

OP-848

The visibility indicators in all managed Reserves workflow tasks now correlate with a data

objects shown/hidden status.

OP-823

Attempting to move phases up and down with the Define DTMs Reserves task no longer

produces unexpected results in certain circumstances.

OP-818

The “Validate Model” and “Define Model” ribbon icons are now displayed with the correct

graphic.

OP-815

The Manual Dependency function has been removed from the Ribbon – it will be reinstated in

a later version of Studio OP

OP-786

An issue was reported where ambiguous or unachievable destinations exist due to destination

constraints. This could give rise to blank destination selections in manual scheduling. This has

now been resolved by displaying a pre-schedule message indicating that material cannot be

allocated to a valid destination.

OP-649

The create-wireframe-from-points command, not licensable in Studio OP, has been removed

from the Surfaces ribbon.

OP-584

Various pop-up dialogs now contain the corrected title “Studio OP”, not “studioop”

OP-543

Various issues surrounding the Studio OP Start Page have been resolved

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OP-384

A typographic error (“puahback”) has been corrected in the Pushback table.

OP-744

An issue that could give rise to system instability when generating a road contour has been

STUDIO-3380

A minor typographical error in the Mining Power Pack tooltip has been corrected.

STUDIO-3280

A repetition of in-form text has been resolved in the TRIFIL dialog.

STUDIO-3328

The section expander icon now shows as soon as a section definition table is loaded. Previously,

it did not appear until a section was edited.

STUDIO-3251

Cascading display windows will no longer show an instance of deactivated window types.

STUDIO-2848

Using 'cpv' no longer creates a plot named 'VR' which is out of step with the current '3D' view

STUDIO-2302

The INCLUDE in-dialog information has been updated.

CORE-1723

The Wireframe-dynamic-evaluation ribbon icon will now only become enabled if both a

block model and wireframe are loaded.

CORE-1722

The add-attributes ribbon command will now display a message if no suitable loaded

objects are available for amendment.

CORE-1696

Recently-added extended validation in the DmFile component has exposed a long-standing

issue involving the generation of schema through script, where the resulting table contains

zero records. This has been resolved.

CORE-1017

The information mode dialog no longer remains on screen after the mouse button is released

in some circumstances.

CORE-942

Reported cursor location/selection issues have been resolved.

CORE-897

A MineTrust reference has been removed from the delete-file dialog

CORE-669

Toolbar icons for the section toolbar can now be reset as expected.

CORE-585

The redundant Sequence command on the Schedule ribbon has been removed.

CORE-178

Current Object Toolbar - String Colour palette now refreshes as expected

STUDIO-3117

The dtm-create command tooltip is now reset when the command terminates

STUDIO-3247

Variograms now display a variogram model range of <1 correctly.

STUDIO-3139

The Variograms utility no longer forces the system to become unresponsive after deleting the

minimum No. of Pairs.

STUDIO-3041

Variogram | Create Ellipsoid no longer assumes a ZYX rotation order

STUDIO-2527

Charting Scatterplot: minimum axis value is no longer restricted to zero when bin averaging.

Negative values are permitted.

STUDIO-2255

Create Ellipsoid from Charting | Variogram no longer produces incorrect error messages

STUDIO-1097

Variogram charts will now still recognize an anisotropic model even if all axes are set to 0.

STUDIO-903

VARMOD - Ellipse generation issues have been resolved

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CORE-853

An instance of the system halting when applying symbol in Scatterplots has been resolved.

CORE-809

Data Set Name is no longer displayed multiple times in scatter plot

CORE-805

Scatter plot will now provide expected output if there are only 2 points in the chart.

OP-898

A data-specific issue preventing the generation of mining blocks has been resolved.

OP-896

The new ‘Offset distance’ option in Manual Blocks Generation task will now handle bifurcated

bench shapes correctly.

OP-894

An issue that could force the system to halt unexpectedly when clearing blocks in the

Manually Generate Mining Blocks task, has been resolved.

OP-889

Values are no longer truncated to an exponential display in the Destination dialog’s

Processing Capacity table.

OP-888

A reported issue whereby the Studio OP application could halt when closing a specific project

configuration has been resolved.

OP-887

Summit Scheduler scenario names are now truncated to 40 characters, allowing the run to

complete instead of remaining in the “waiting” state.

OP-780

Clipping toolbar settings are how currently persisting between project sessions.

OP-612

OP-608

OP-586

Incorrect or mismatched icons/tooltips have been corrected throughout the user interface.

CORE-733

Charting | Scatterplot (lines) are now correct if 2 or more key fields are used

CORE-651

An issue with the Logarithmic Scale in charting has been resolved.

CORE-650

A persistent “Enter a number” message is no longer displayed when changing the minimum

number of pairs in the variogram chart window.

CORE-627

Log histograms now correctly displays data when using the “Place in Top/Bottom Bin” options.

STUDIO-1110

Histogram charting now matches the precision of the project when producing a results file

OP-748

The ribbon no longer changes unexpectedly when clicking on the short-term scheduling control

bar tabs

Visualization ID Type Description

CORE-1468

An option to disable clipping in any view (independently) has been added to the View ribbon

for the 3D window, and the external 3D window menu.

CORE-798

A new “Quick Filters” control bar has been implemented to provide quick and easy data filtering

for the current 3D view(s).

Various

You can now spawn one or more external 3D window views, each with independent clipping

settings

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Various

You can now manage your 3D sections using a range of tools in the Sheets | 3D window. Consult

your online Help for more information.

CORE-1035

Section widgets have been implemented in Studio OP

CORE-380

Cursor tooltips have been implemented for dynamic cursor-bound text instructions

CORE-308

You can now export image registration coordinates to an external file.

CORE-81

You can now drag images into Studio OP and see them as maps or sections in the 3D view.

CORE-79

You can now apply templates to your 3D window objects.

CORE-72

Full dynamic drillhole support has been implemented for the 3D window

CORE-70

You can now add an offset distance to your labels

CORE-61

You can now lock a design section to the 3D view to assist with CAD-style design functions.

CORE-941

Additional options have been provided to allow the startup behaviour of the 3D window to be

controlled by users.

CORE-422

Wireframes coloured with reference to a block model can now show cell-accurate colouring

(each block can be seen)

CORE-1148

The PDF3D exporter has been extended to support non-US/UK characters in its file name

CORE-970

Labels on strings in the 3D view have been optimised to provide greater performance during

string editing

STUDIO-2849

3D window overlays are now displayed first in the Sheets control bar (uppermost)

CORE-1160

More practical default 3D Grid settings have been set for the 3D window.

CORE-913

The 3D set section by 2 strings now offers the same rubber banding shown in the Design

window

CORE-906

The VR window selection box has been improved.

CORE-795

A scripting method has been added to allow the 3D Label group to be set.

CORE-724

Export to PDF no longer brands output with a CAE Mining, but is now replaced with a much

smaller Datamine diamond icon.

CORE-621

VRO now supports multiple labels

CORE-302

3D section widths can now easily set to "Infinite"

CORE-294

Legends can now be be displayed on Dynamic Drillholes in 3D Window

CORE-1063

The legacy Visualizer window has been removed

STUDIO-3170

The right-click context menu in the 3D window now contains most of the same options as for

the Design window, including access to recent commands

OP-839

Studio OP will now automatically display the 3D window when starting to use the Schedule

ribbon.

OP-809

You can now animate mining blocks/solids as part of the Spatial Dependencies task

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OP-802

Blocks are no longer colored yellow to indicate a distinct phase, to avoid confusion with

selected blocks coloration (also yellow).

OP-762

If you open up a scheduling project (ISTS) that contains dependencies, the dependency arrows

are now displayed by default.

OP-746

Dependency animations are now possible in the 3D window

OP-705

In the project data bar, blocks are now colored according to their phase.

OP-651

Block outlines, when displayed using the Spatial Dependencies task, are colored according to

their phase number (previously, it was by the pit ID).

STUDIO-3603

A problem preventing the application of the default ‘on-load’ display template for drillholes

has been resolved.

STUDIO-2950

Reducing the size of the Design window to a zero width will no longer produce unexpected

results.

STUDIO-2938

VRO is now disabled if called from the 3D window.

CORE-1003

Locked view settings now persist correctly between project sessions.

CORE-999

You can now correctly apply 'Force Upright' option in VR Object Type properties.

CORE-984

An issue with visual corruption in the 3D window has been resolved.

CORE-973

Zoom Area in 3D/VR no longer has to be selected twice if the window is not in focus

CORE-961

Model display is now updated with the correct intersection plane in all circumstances.

CORE-949

Setting the 3D view (v1, v2, v3) no longer removes the section grid

CORE-947

The performance of box Selection of strings in 3D window has been improved.

CORE-920

Display of text and section limits is now as expected with split windows

CORE-905

A plots issue when rotating the the view (View Settings) has been resolved.

CORE-887

Zoom Area no longer zooms in too far and hides data that was inside the zoom rectangle

CORE-883

Correct values are now reported when viewing a Block model using Plane bias=backwards

CORE-857

divide-string command will now redraw properly in the 3D view

CORE-844

Section controller is now depth mapped correctly

CORE-831

3D Grids now work with multiple VR view correctly.

CORE-768

link-outline-pair in the 3D window will now automatically show the generated wireframe

CORE-727

merge-string-segments no longer requires a redraw in the 3D window.

CORE-709

The 3D label name is now automatically updated when a Column name is inserted into a Text

Box

CORE-704

Dynamic Drill hole templates now import as drill hole templates, not string templates.

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CORE-676

When TRA to a new Object, translated strings will now appear immediately in the 3D window

CORE-659

Symbol shaders no longer fail on otherwise capable hardware

CORE-1557

The Ignore Clipping option no longer causes unexpected results if displayed data contains

labels.

CORE-1546

Typographic errors in WFCODE process dialog have been corrected.

CORE-1464

Labels applied to drillholes are now correctly filtered according to the current display filter.

CORE-1457

An issue causing an unexpected 180 degree rotation when using the section controller has been

resolved.

CORE-1427

Unexpected results when using infinite clipping have been resolved.

CORE-1354

An issue preventing the application of filters when applied via script has been resolved.

CORE-1207

An issue causing the incorrect positioning of the view plane as a result of using the View | Align

button has been resolved.

CORE-1178

The “Color with Block Model” option now updates the affected wireframe legend fully.

CORE-1124

An issue preventing the application of a legend to dynamic hole data in the 3D window has

been resolved.

CORE-1123

An issue preventing the display of dynamic holes after create-plot-view has been resolved.

CORE-559

TRI command no longer hides the string being trimmed.

CORE-411

The 3D window section will now rotate as expected when an azimuth is applied with a zero dip

value.

CORE-320

Issues with saving Sections in the VR Window have been resolved.

CORE-106

Dynamic drillholes will now automatically appear in the 3D window

CORE-92

You can now define multiple labels for one object

CORE-1039

An issue causing 3D labels to disappear on dynamic drillholes has been resolved

STUDIO-3233

The “No hit with active section” message is now being displayed correctly again

STUDIO-3190

An issue which was causing an unexpected program termination sometimes when reopening a

3D window, has now been resolved

STUDIO-3144

An issue encountered when copying block models during update-vr-objects as now been

resolved

STUDIO-3140

An unexpected program termination when digitising new strings with 3D formatting turned on,

has now been resolved

OP-876

Scheduling blocks (_VR_blocks) now update correctly after turning off clipping (data-specific

issue).

OP-872

Problems enabling/disabling visual reserves data objects where a reserves table is not already

loaded has been investigated and resolved.

OP-865

Block solids can now be shown in the the Dependencies managed task, regardlines of whether

block outlines are visible.

OP-551

OP-600 An issue preventing playback of scheduling animations has been resolved.

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Data Transfer ID Type Description

Various

The Summit Scheduler can now be accessed by Studio OP – consult your Help file for more

details on this facility.

CORE-1550

A new utility has been added to the Data ribbon to allow import of Gemcom-format model data.

CORE-1266

You can now export data in DGN format (points, strings and wireframes)

CORE-321

Ability to write a world file for an image draped to a wireframe has been implemented.

Various

You can now share your data with others using Datamine’s “Summit” solution – consult your

online Help for more information.

CORE-511

The DWG import facility is now able to detect and manage subdivided wireframe entities.

CORE-299

Exporting data to Microsoft®Excel® from the Loaded Data control bar will now permit export of

the maximum number of rows permitted by your currently-installed version of Excel (system

resources permitting)

STUDIO-3053

You can no longer save projects in formats relevant to retired products

CORE-806

The single precision project option has been removed from all new products

CORE-989

Studio OP will only Save in its native format

CORE-990

Save As... options for retired products have been removed from Studio OP

OP-231

The “Save Objects” dialog has been suppressed in Studio OP on project closedown to improve

the user experience.

STUDIO-3826

CORE-1581

An issue preventing a Data Converter (DSDIE3) object from being instantiated through script,

where a 64 bit application is in use, has been resolved.

STUDIO-3802

A specific instance of the system halting unexpectedly when opening an archive created in an

earlier version, using the Windows 8.1 operating system, has been resolved.

STUDIO-3621

The problem reported in the previous version, whereby exporting Plots/Logs information to DXF

vectors would cause the system to halt unexpectedly, has been resolved.

CORE-1244

An issue preventing the successful import of a particular Vulcan .isis file has been resolved.

CORE-1548

The “Upload to Summit” function is now operating as expected.

CORE-1539

The Data Converter utility will no longer report failures to find licenses for all supported

products. It will now only report an issue if no licenses can be found.

CORE-1506

The Data Converter utility now saves/loads XML configuration files as expected.

CORE-1467

The Datamine Data Converter can now be used with a Studio OP license.

CORE-834

Studio no longer fails to add files copied into project directory when project set to detect them

CORE-1130

Some introduced stability issues in the CAD driver have been resolved

CORE-811

An issue preventing the closing of a loaded wireframe (Mesh.dll error) has been resolved.

CORE-723

Import Files no longer include brackets in the file names

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OP-878

The “Earthworks ODBC” data source driver has been reinstated.

OP-743

A project/data-specific crash on the 64-bit OP system has been resolved.

OP-698

The saving of task data is now consistent throughout the Reserves data generation managed

workflow.

OP-617

Summit Scheduler will now validate MS account logins which do not have access to the summit

platform. The user is now informed that they don't have access to summit and need to request

access from the Summit admin.

Utilities & Supporting Services ID Type Description

Various

The latest version of License Services provides support for the “Hosted” licensing type

STUDIO-3589

Integration work has been completed to connect to the new ALS Coreviewer® website

STUDIO-2621

Studio OP will now tell you if correct installation conditions haven't been met (Administrator)

CORE-1006

The default SUMMIT URL has been updated to access the latest demonstration system.

CORE-799

A new licensing framework has been implemented to simplify the licensing requirements for

Studio OP

CORE-1060

Legacy (Studio 3) customization scripts will now be automatically converted to run in Studio OP.

OP-862

DmTutorials data files have been extended to accommodate the new OP tutorials.

STUDIO-1254

The installation path length for Studio OP has been increased to 256 characters

STUDIO-3193

Unsupported script files are no longer installed with Datamine core products

STUDIO-2879

Updated online and offline "What's New" content is available for the Studio OP start page

OP-877

A message is now displayed to the user when a connection to the Summit Scheduler has been

forcibly terminated.

OP-811

New DmTutorials data files have been added to the Studio OP installer to support the new

worked example/online tutorial

OP-776

Summit Scheduler currently has been expanded to offer users a choice of scheduling selected

or all blocks.

OP-767

Negative product prices are now supported in the Summit Scheduler (e.g. to enforce penalties)

OP-727

An extended feature has been introduced to allow previously failed Summit scenarios to be

restored in order to make progressive edits.

OP-712

Additional statuses have been added to the Summit Scheduler dialog to show when data has

been uploaded, is in progress, is download and completed.

OP-572

Windows Start Menu entries are now located under the “Datamine” parent folder

OP-365

Checks for a Haulage license have been removed from Studio OP – this is now part of the CORE

license

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STUDIO-3618

The crash reporting mechanism has been standardized for both 32- and 64-bit systems.

STUDIO-2800

An issue whereby extraneous runtimes were installed on the host machine in certain cases has

been resolved.

CORE-1482

An obscure issue that caused unexpected behaviour in Studio OP after uninstalling Studio 5D

Planner has been resolved.

STUDIO-2834

A broken link on the Studio OP start page, plus out-of-date contact details, have been resolved.

STUDIO-2801

The 'Access Product Information' button is now working correctly/consistently

OP-807

The Summit Scheduler dialog in Studio OP no longer shows the schedule as ‘running’ when

the current user is not logged in.

Documentation ID Type Description

OP-506

Studio OP’s Help file has been overhauled to accommodate the extensive changes with this

version.

STUDIO-2965

The "VR Tutorial" menu command is now renamed to "3D Tutorial" and accesses the new Studio

OP information.

CORE-1186

STUDIO-3307 The Datamine API reference documentation has been added to the Help menu, and

rebranded.

Various

Other supporting documentation collateral for Studio OP has been rebranded to “Datamine”

STUDIO-3569

Additional information ha been added to the STATS help file to explain how MAD and percentile

calculations operate with respect to the WEIGHT field.

CORE-1614

The COM Script Reference Help File has been rebranded to remove references to “CAE”

CORE-1485

The Mining Power Pack help file has been rebranded from CAE to Datamine.

CORE-1473

The Studio OP Macros tutorial has been rebranded to “Datamine”

CORE-1470

The MRO Help file has been rebranded to the new company logo and name.

CORE-1456

QT Licensing information has been added to the Studio OP help file.

OP-868

Additional documentation for the OPBLKSEQ process has been added for this version.

OP-804

Enhancements have been made to the displayed text on the Studio OP Start page.

OP-658

A simple step-by-step tutorial covering reserves and schedule processes supports this release.

OP-603

Documentation has been updated to describe the impact of changing data in a recursor

Reserves managed workflow task.

OP-540

Help descriptions for the RECMODWF, REBLKST and RECMODEL commands have been updated

OP-141

References to “CAE” have been removed from the Studio OP Help file

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STUDIO-3214

The documentation for the new outline-inside-switch-… commands are now complete

STUDIO-2962

Tips of the day content has been extended to include over 300 tips relevant to Studio OP

STUDIO-2656

Computer system requirements documentation has been updated.

CORE-1191

Updated End User License Agreement text has been added to all Datamine product

installers.

STUDIO-3614

You can now view context-sensitive help for the Expression Builder dialog.

STUDIO-3610

The Expression Builder dialog will now display context-sensitive help when using <F1>

STUDIO-3567

The context-sensitive help file for CLOSEPTS is now displayed as expected

STUDIO-3383

Missing documentation for the convert-wf-hull command is now complete.

STUDIO-3344

A handful of incorrect branding (CAE) references in Studio OP help pages have been corrected.

OP-907

You now launch the MRO tutorial and help pages from the MRO interface in Studio OP.

LICSERV-188

Several missing help links have been reinstated in the License Services help file.