- Release Date:
- 23rd March 2023
- Affected versions:
- SHOTPlus™ Beta 6.14.1 and onwards
SHOTPlus™ Production 6.14.2 and onwards - KBA Summary:
- This Knowledge Base Article describes the changes made to the blasthole data structure in SHOTPlus™.
Summary
SHOTPlus™ has recently undergone a refactor of it’s blasthole data structure. This work was undertaken to improve integration between SHOTPlus™ and BlastIQ™ and better align the information presented to users when comparing blast design information and blast outcomes within the BlastIQ™ ecosystem.
As a part of the refactor a number of changes have been made to clarify and standardise terminology used when importing and exporting data into and out of SHOTPlus™ via text file or from BlastIQ™
The following article aims to describe new properties available for blastholes, the new terminology, and the user interface modifications to support the changes.
Design Properties table
Property | Description |
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Design Length | The intended design length of a hole |
Design Collar X | The intended easting for a hole’s collar |
Design Collar Y | The intended northing for a hole’s collar |
Design Collar Z | The intended elevation for a hole’s collar |
Design Toe X | The intended easting for a hole’s toe |
Design Toe Y | The intended northing for a hole’s toe |
Design Toe Z | The intended elevation for a hole’s toe |
Design Angle | The intended collar angle of a hole |
Design Bearing | The intended collar bearing of a hole |
Design Diameter | The intended design diameter of a hole |
Design Grade RL | The intended z elevation of the design grade along a hole’s track |
Grade Point | 3D point where hole intersects design grade |
Design Sub-drill | Design sub-drill for a hole |
Design Comment | Design comment for a hole |
Bench Height | The intended elevation for a hole’s toe |
- The above table outlines the new terminology and description for "Design" hole properties.
- The new properties may have existed in some form in previous versions however they were not stored in a manner for easy retrieval and display.
- These properties are allowed to be null, or empty, in certain circumstances.
Drill Data Properties table
Property | Description |
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Drilled Length | The drilled length of a hole recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Collar X | The drilled easting of a hole’s collar recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Collar Y | The drilled northing of a hole’s collar recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Collar Z | The drilled elevation of a hole’s collar recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Toe X | The drilled easting of a hole’s toe recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Toe Y | The drilled northing of a hole’s toe recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Toe Z | The drilled elevation of a hole’s toe recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Angle | The drilled angle of a hole recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Bearing | The drilled bearing of a hole recorded by the drilling system |
Drilled Diameter | The drilled diameter of a hole recorded by the drilling system |
Not Drilled | A flag to indicate the hole was not drilled during drilling implementation. |
Redrill Status | A few properties to describe if the hole is a redrill, and which hole it is a redrill of. |
- The above table outlines the new terminology and description for "Drilled" hole properties.
- The new properties may have existed in some form in previous versions however they were not stored in a manner for easy retrieval and display.
- These properties must exist in sets, to describe the full "Drilled" hole geometry. The sets are:
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Drilled Collar X, Drilled Collar Y, Drilled Collar Z, Drilled Toe X, Drilled Toe Y, Drilled Toe Z; or
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Drilled Collar X, Drilled Collar Y, Drilled Collar Z, Drilled length, Drilled angle, Drilled bearing
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Measurements Properties table
Property | Description |
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Measured Length | The measured length of a hole |
First Length | The first Measured Length of a hole |
Measured Diameter | The measured diameter of a hole |
Abandoned | Indicates if the hole was marked as abandoned in the field |
Measured Collar X | The measured easting for a hole’s collar (also known as Surveyed Collar X) |
Measured Collar Y | The measured northing for a hole’s collar (also known as Surveyed Collar Y) |
Measured Collar Z | The measured elevation for a hole’s collar (also known as Surveyed Collar Z) |
Comment | Comment for a hole captured in the field |
Depth to Water | Measured depth to water for a hole |
Wet Sides | Measured length of wet sides in a hole |
Temperature | Measured temperature for a hole |
Potential Misfire | Flag to indicate if a potential misfire occurred in the hole |
- The above table outlines the new terminology and description for "Measurement" hole properties.
- The new properties may have existed in some form in previous versions however they were not stored in a manner for easy retrieval and display.
- These properties are allowed to be null, or empty.
Best Available
The "Best Available" concept is a method of applying a preference hierarchy to the source of information available.
Where the system needs to use the most up to date or relevant property type, or when inferences need to be made, the following is the descending priority:
- Measured
- Drilled
- Design (or updated design)
The following is a table of properties where this concept is relevant.
Property | Description |
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Length | The best available length of a hole |
Diameter | The best available length of a hole |
Collar X | The best available easting for the collar of a hole |
Collar Y | The best available northing for the collar of a hole |
Collar Z | The best available elevation for the collar of a hole |
Angle | The best available angle of a hole |
Bearing | The best available bearing of a hole |
Adjusted Design Length
The "Adjusted Design Length" is an updated design length of a hole that is calculated from imported collar position updates.
- It is used to more accurately calculate backfill and re-drill requirements.
- The length is calculated as the distance between the first available from:
- Measure (Surveyed) collar to the Design Toe
- Drilled Collar to the Design Toe.
- This property cannot be imported, it is calculated by the system.
- If this property is not available or not used, the Best Available Length is used for backfill/redrill calculations.
The SHOTPlus™ Adjusted Design Length is calculated internally, but conceptually is equivalent to the BlastIQ™ Adjusted Design Length
- The Hole State has also been moved here for immediate feedback on the hole status when first opening the Edit Hole dialog.
- The Properties has been cleaned up. Previously, other data such as water level, temperature, hole collar coordinates etc. were displayed here.
- Flags on the hole have been unchanged
- Design Collar
- The Design Collar Coordinates are displayed here. These fields are editable while the hole state is still "Design".
- Design Parameters
- Describes the rest of the design hole geometry.
- New - "Adjusted Design Length" value is displayed here.
- Drilling Method has been moved to the Design tab as it is a Design feature.
A "Drill Data" tab has been added.
- Design fields are not editable in the Drill Data tab, only the Design tab.
- Drilled fields are not editable, they are displayed properties of the hole. Drill data can be added via integration with BlastIQ™ or Text Import of drilled data.
- The following are new Drilled Properties created to store real data from drilling sources such as drill navigation systems.
- Drilled Collar X/Y/Z
- Drilled Toe X/Y/Z
- Drilled Length
- Drilled Angle
- Drilled Bearing
- Drilled Bearing
- Drilled Diameter
- Design fields are not editable in the Measurements tab, only the Design tab.
- Measured fields are editable, additionally these properties can be imported via integration with BlastIQ™ or Text Import of Measured data.
- New - "Measured Collar" coordinates. Values represent the real collar position from survey sources such as GNSS rover pickups.
- "Dipped" length renamed to "Measured" Length". A Measured Diameter property has been added, this value represents the diameter of blastholes measured using caliper tools.
- Water and temperature measurements are editable fields.
- No changes have been made to the Strata/Profile tab other then realignment of the profile logging buttons.
- Clear Actuals has been moved a menu item in the "Tool" toolbar.
Drill data
- A "Drill data" tab has been added to import allowable fields that are associated with the new "Drilled" properties.
Measurements
- The "Measurements" tab has been updated
- The following fields have either been removed, re-categorised or rationalised into new terminology:
- Actual Length (now Measured Length)
- Drilled Length (now in Drill data tab)
- Actual Collar X/Y/Z (Actual terminology removed, Drilled Collar or Surveyed Collar fields now available)
- Actual Toe X/Y/Z (Actual terminology removed, Drilled Toe fields now available)
- Actual Angle/Bearing/Diameter (Actual terminology removed, Drilled terminology now used and available in Drill data tab)
- These fields have been added
- Surveyed Collar Coordinates (X/Y/Z)
- Measured diameter
- The following fields have either been removed, re-categorised or rationalised into new terminology:
Legacy Import/Export Templates
Existing Text Import and Text Export Templates using superseded terminology for data fields will link to data fields with new terminology on first use. Due to the above compatibility issues it is recommended that updates of for SHOTPlus are completed ASAP for all users.
When a user first loads an Text Importer or Export template from versions of SHOTPlus™ older than 6.14.1 or Beta 6.14.1, the system will match old fields to new fields. The following table describes how the terminology is matched.
Important: Once the template has been saved in the newer version of SHOTPlus™ it is no longer compatible with the older versions.
Field from versions older than 6.14.1 | New field in 6.14.1 and onwards |
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Drilled Length (Measurements tab) | Drilled Length (Drill data tab) |
Actual Collar X (Measurements tab) | Drilled Collar X (Drill data tab) |
Actual Collar Y (Measurements tab) | Drilled Collar Y (Drill data tab) |
Actual Collar Z (Measurements tab) | Drilled Collar Z (Drill data tab) |
Actual Toe X (Measurements tab) | Drilled Toe X (Drill data tab) |
Actual Toe Y (Measurements tab) | Drilled Toe Y (Drill data tab) |
Actual Toe Z (Measurements tab) | Drilled Toe Z (Drill data tab) |
Actual Angle (Measurements tab) | Drilled Angle (Drill data tab) |
Actual Bearing (Measurements tab) | Drilled Bearing (Drill data tab) |
Redrill of (Measurements tab) | Redrill of (Drill data tab) |
Actual Length (Measurements tab) | Measured Length (Measurements tab) |