- SHOTPlus™ Variant:
- Tunnel
- Version:
- 2.0.0
- KBA Summary:
- This knowledge base article explains the different ways to generate tunnel profiles in SHOTPlus™ Tunnel.
Summary
In SHOTPlus™ Tunnel a 'profile' represents the shape of the user's desired tunnel shape. There are three different ways to generate a tunnel profile in SHOTPlus™ Tunnel, they are:
- Add a profile based on predefined shapes with customisable dimensions.
- Add a custom profile.
- Add a legacy profile templates from previous versions of SHOTPlus™ Tunnel.
SHOTPlus™ Tunnel includes six predefined tunnel profile shapes. The dimensions of these profiles can be edited to meet specific requirements.
The predefined tunnel profile shapes available are:
- Square.
- Half-round.
- Round.
- Horseshoe.
- Arched roof.
- Curve Horseshoe.
Square Profile
This profile type is typically used when designing rises (aka winzes), or slots. Holes can be added relative to the floor, backs, side, and baseline. This profile requires two dimensions to edit; height (h) and width (w).
Half-round
This profile is typically used in development mining, small civil excavations such as sewage tunnels, or as part of a top heading in a larger heading and bench style excavation. Holes can be added relative to the floor and perimeter. This profile requires two dimensions to edit; height of centre (a) and the radius (R).
Round
This profile is typically used when designing a shaft, in either mining or civil applications, and can either form a circle or an ellipse. Holes can be added relative to the perimeter and baseline. This profile requires two dimensions to edit; the 'major radius' (a) and the 'minor radius' (b).
Horseshoe
This profile is typically used in civil tunnelling applications for larger excavations, such as for road or rail tunnels. Holes can be added relative to the floor, perimeter, and baseline. This profile requires two dimensions to edit; radius (R) and side height (s).
Arched Roof
This profile is most frequently used in development mining. Holes can be added relative to the floor, perimeter, and baseline. This profile requires three dimensions to edit; height (h), radius (R), and width (w).
Curve Horseshoe
This profile is typically used in civil tunnelling applications for larger excavations, such as for road or rail tunnels. Holes can be added relative to the floor, perimeter, and baseline. This profile requires five dimensions to edit; height 1 (h1), radius 1 (R1), height 2 (h2), radius 2 (R2), and width (w).
To add a predefined tunnel profile:
- From the main toolbar select the Tunnel profile tool.
- From the Profile Tool dialog box select the desired tunnel profile.
- Adjust the specific dimensions as required.
- To finish select either:
- Close - to return to the main screen without adding a tunnel profile.
- Add - to add the defined tunnel profile.
SHOTPlus™ enables users to create, edit or import custom tunnel profiles, using the Profile Template Editor.
To create a new custom tunnel profile:
- From the main toolbar select the Tunnel profile tool.
- From the Profile Tool dialog box select the Custom radio button.
- Select New profile.
- Enter the required details in the Edit profile details dialog box.
- To finish select either:
- Cancel - to return to the Profile template editor without adding a tunnel profile.
- OK - to begin editing the custom profile.
Custom profiles can be free drawn in the Profile template editor by:
- Selecting the Custom profile tool from the main toolbar.
- By free selecting in the main window, using the grid lines as a guide, draw the desired shape of the your custom profile.
- To finish the custom profile:
- Double-click on the last required point, or
- Right-click after adding the last required point and select Finish entry
- To add an arc to the profile, select the Profile radius tool from the main toolbar.
- Enter the desired arc radius.
- Select the corners of the line segments where the rounded arc is required.
- Once the custom profile is completed, save the profile by either:
- Selecting the Save icon from the main toolbar; or
- Selecting File > Save / Save as.
Information
Once the custom profile has been saved, it can be added to a plan using the Profile tool dialog box.
To edit an existing custom tunnel profile:
- From the main toolbar select the Tunnel profile tool.
- From the Profile Tool dialog box select the Custom radio button.
- Select the custom profile to be edited.
- Select Edit profile.
- From within the Profile template editor make the desired changes to the tunnel profile using the drawing tools, or by moving the existing profile points.
- Once finished editing, save the profile by either:
- Selecting the Save icon from the main toolbar; or
- Selecting File > Save / Save as.
To import a custom tunnel profile shape:
- From the main toolbar select the Tunnel profile tool.
- From the Profile Tool dialog box select the Custom radio button.
- Select New profile.
- Enter the required details in the Edit profile details dialog box.
- Select OK.
- From the Profile template editor select File > Import > DXF/CSV/XML.
- Once finished editing, save the profile by either:
- Selecting the Save icon from the main toolbar; or
- Selecting File > Save / Save as.
SHOTPlus™ Tunnel enables users to import legacy profile templates from previous versions of SHOTPlus™ Tunnel.
To import legacy profile templates:
- From the main toolbar select the Tunnel profile tool.
- From the Profile Tool dialog box select the Custom radio button.
- Select Import legacy templates button.
- Navigate to the correct legacy templates (*.spp file) using windows explorer.
- Once imported select the correct template from the list.
- To finish select either:
- Close - to return to the main screen without adding a tunnel profile.
- Add - to add the defined tunnel profile.