6.21.1 SHOTPlus™ Release Notes

6.21.1

SHOTPlus™

Surface

Production

February, 2025

Version 6.21.1 of SHOTPlus™, first offered to users on Monday, 24th February 2025.
A notification will appear on start-up in SHOTPlus™ once the update is available.
For further information on updating SHOTPlus™, please contact the BlastIQ™ Support Team via support.blastiq.com.

  Important

Product Database Migration

This update will include changes affecting backwards compatibility.

SHOTPlus™ is being migrated to the BlastIQ™ product database, where products will be managed at a site level through the BlastIQ™ admin portal. The existing infrastructure, which supported a global region-level product list, is being retired in 2025.

What does this mean for all users:

  • Users will be required to log in to BlastIQ™ to select their site and load their product list.
  • During the migration period, SHOTPlus™ will prompt users to resolve product conflicts where they will select supported products to replace unsupported products.
  • There have been some changes to the user interface to facilitate these changes.

Due to the above compatibility issues it is recommended that updates of SHOTPlus™ are completed for all users, as soon as possible.

Files created in SHOTPlus™ 6.20.2 or greater will not be readable by older versions of SHOTPlus™.

Detailed information of these changes can be found in these Knowledge Base Articles: 


  New

  1. SHOTPlus™ now supports the "Multiple Hole Comment" functionality in BlastIQ™.1 
  2. SHOTPlus™ now supports "Water After Backfill or Stand-off" measurements from BlastIQ™.2
  3. Users can import multiple monitoring points from a text file via File > Import > Monitoring points.3
  4. Users can export and append WebGen™ device report data to a CSV file.4
  5. Users can import multiple RHINO files via File > Import > Bulk RHINO Data.5
  6. BlastIQ™ Hole GUIDs can now be exported via the Text Export tool.6
  7. KML and KMZ files can be imported into SHOTPlus™, via File > Import > KML/KMZ files.
  8. Users can now compare multiple time envelopes using the Time Envelope Overview tool, found in Calculations > Time Envelope Overview.7
  9. Users can now specify a custom default location for reports and template files. They can be changed via Edit > Program Settings.
  10. SHOTPlus™ now uses BlastIQ™ refresh tokens. Users should see reduced authorisation requests.
  11. Users can select "Mixed Pyrotechnic/EBS Products" from the types of initiation rules to use.
  12. Users can now apply pyrotechnic and EBS products to a hole via manual loading.
  13. Users can now visualise "Temperature Trend" of holes using the Analytics view tool.8
  14. SHOTPlus™ checks for hole type and material type conflicts when importing a plan from BlastIQ™ into a new or existing plan.9 
  15. A new diagram called "HoleDiagramActuals" is now available to be used in reports.
  16. SHOTPlus™ now reads hole comments from the i-kon™ Digital .lgf file.

  Information

    1. Information on how to create and view BlastIQ™ comments can be found here.
    2. Information on "Water After Backfill or Stand-off" in SHOTPlus can be found here. More information about "Water After Backfill or Stand-off" measurements in BlastIQ™ Mobile can be found here.
    3. The text file must have the X, Y, and Z co-ordinates and the station ID. Existing seed waveform data can be copied to the new monitoring points.
    4. For further information about the WebGen™ device export, refer to the video walkthrough.
    5. Users can select a parent folder where the individual RHINO files are stored and then select which files to process and import.
    6. The plan must be exported to BlastIQ™ so that the hole GUIDs can be created and retrieved from BlastIQ™.
    7. Users are able to select multiple monitoring points, view their time envelope charts in one dialog box, and view the data summary.
    8. Information on how to view holes using the "Temperature Trend" view in Analytics view can be found here.
    9. If there is a mismatch between hole or material types when importing from BlastIQ™, users will be prompted to map the hole types and/or material types from BlastIQ™ to the SHOTPlus™ file. Please refer to this article for more information.

  Improved

  1. A BlastIQ™ export error message was updated to include product name.
  2. Encoding paths can be displayed with clockwise or anti-clockwise arrows.
  3. Vibration Analysis now considers arrival times at monitoring points. It has also moved to the View menu.
  4. BlastIQ™ hole GUIDs are now retrieved when a plan is exported to BlastIQ™ for the first time.
  5. When using the Laser Wizard to import hole positions, there is now a checkbox which allows users to apply a row identifier.1
  6. Users are now notified if the number of survey points they have selected meets the requirements for the resection calculation.
  7. Some improvements were made to the survey resection report.
  8. Validation has been improved in graphical loading rules to prevent users specifying loading lengths outside the range.
  9. Some general printing improvements were made, including;
    1. Adjusting "Text Size" in the Print Manager will also adjust the size of hole label.
    2. The line weight for tie-in objects has been increased to improve visibility when printing.
    3. Adding separate "Hole label Text Size" and "Title text size" in the Print Manager. The title box size is linked to the "Title text size" value.2
    4. Adjusting line weight for better visibility.
    5. Printing to the correct page size as defined by the user.
    6. Printing to the correct user defined print area across various zoom modes.
  10. In the Fragmentation Prediction tool, SHOTPlus will now allow data pairs with duplicate passing % values, allowing users to plot the entire fragmentation curve.
  11. Report errors will be logged in log files to facilitate troubleshooting.
  12. Users are now able to name tabs in the Time Envelope tool.3
  13. When importing a plan from BlastIQ™, users can import and map hole and material types where they do not match.
  14. Improved behaviour and handling of holes that were initially laid out using a polygon boundary.
  15. Improved error handling when printing rendered faces.
  16. When using the Profile Tool workbox, users can now hover over a value in the burden table to view it to three decimal places.
  17. Some general printing improvements were made, including;
  18. Users are now able to manipulate photogrammetry surfaces by:
    1. Selecting a photogrammetry object.
    2. Moving the object to a new layer.
    3. Changing the transparency of the object in the layer properties.
  19. The "BlastIQ move holes between plans" wizard now checks for conflicts between hole types and material types before committing the changes to BlastIQ™.4
  20. A BlastIQ™ import error message was updated with an improved description.
  21. The AVM job list is now sorted in reverse order of ID.

  Information

    1. To use the row identifier, ensure the "Set row ID from profile number" checkbox is checked before selecting "Process data". If the box is unchecked, hole IDs will not contain a row identifier, i.e. be numerical only. 
    2. Note that text labels also affect legends that are displayed, including the hole legend and the tie legend.
    3. To rename a tab in the Time Envelope tool, double click on the tab header to edit its name. 
    4. For more information about the changes to the "BlastIQ move holes between plans" wizard, please refer to this article.

  Fixed

  1. An error was preventing users from saving a file. 
  2. When importing a plan from BlastIQ™ in SHOTPlus™, holes with products of type "Accessories" were preventing successful import.1
  3. Files with additional WebGen™ holes were causing SHOTPlus™ to crash when re-opened.
  4. An error was being triggered when mapping products in the Text Import tool.
  5. An error was being triggered when "Set Site and Resources" was selected.
  6. SHOTPlus™ was not printing to the user-selected printer in the print manager.
  7. The Blast Summary was being printed too small.
  8. An error was being triggered when attempting to use the "Resection (Beta)" calculation in the Laser Wizard.
  9. SHOTPlus™ could not import air decks with a specified quantity via Text Import.
  10. The Fragmentation Prediction chart was not displaying the legend correctly when more than one curve was displayed.
  11. In Analytics view, some holes were being displayed with black fill when transparent fill was expected.
  12. Settings in the Time Envelope tool were not being saved.
  13. There was an incorrect conversion of Pa to kPa in the Airblast Map.
  14. Filtering on initiation product lists was case sensitive.
  15. SHOTPlus™ was incorrectly referencing product variant IDs for initiators.
  16. An error was being triggered on file save, causing the file to corrupt.
  17. Staggered holes were not being applied when specified when using the Standard Pattern tool.
  18. Measured values for hole collar position were not persisting on file re-open.
  19. The initiation system selection, "*direct initiation by cord*", was incorrectly formatted as unsupported product.
  20. Users were able to create and edit holes with diameter = 0. Minimum hole diameter is now 32mm.
  21. Adding an explosive deck via the Hole table or Profile Tool workbox was triggering an error.
  22. User selected print area was not consistently applied when printing.
  23. An error occurred when submitting AVM job with patterns including dummy holes. 
  24. Clearing the actual data resulted in changes to the hole timing and variable deck position.
  25. Editing loading rules by selecting a group of holes was not correctly applied to all the selected holes.
  26. An error was triggered when generating BlastIQ™ report.
  27. Holes added in field with null diameter flagged errors when imported from BlastIQ™.
  28. BlastIQ blast report displayed incorrect blast date and time.
  29. Importing cBlast files was assigning values to wet side measurements which was preventing users from recording hole measurements in BlastIQ™ Mobile.
  30. An error was triggered when removing a booster from initiation rules.
  31. The Angle of Initiation was not exported in the correct units as specified by the user.
  32. Users were unable to edit hole diameter in Design Data for SHOTPlus™ files configured with Imperial units.

  Information

    1. If a design requires air bags or gas bags as part of the loading design, they should be captured in the loading interface of BlastIQ™ using products of type "Air". For more information, please contact BlastIQ™ Support.
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