- SHOTPlus™ Variant:
- Surface
- Version:
- 6.4.0 and above
- KBA Summary:
- This KBA describes how to correctly configure Direct initiation by cord Initiation rules and matching Charging rules in SHOTPlus™
Summary
In SHOTPlus™ 'Direct initiation by cord' can be selected in Initiation rules to show that Detonating Cord will be used as the in-hole initiation product, instead of a in-hole detonator.
In order for initiation rules that use Direction initionaton by cord to be exported to BlastIQ™ they must be matched with a corresponding Charging Rule that has Detonating Cord Tracing.
Set Up
In order to simplify the following set of instructions, the set up for Direction initiation by Detonating Cord has been demonstrated with existing Charging and Initiation Rules. The same settings need to be apply to new Charging and Initiation rules that are created for use with Direct initiation by Detonating Cord.
To set up Charging rules for Direct Initiation with Detonating Cord:
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- Open Edit Loading Rules, by either:
- Selecting Edit loading rules from the main toolbar; or
- Selecting Tools > Auto loading > Edit loading rules.
- Open Edit Loading Rules, by either:
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- Select the Charging rules tab.
- Select the Charging rule to be edited.
- Select Edit loading.
- Select the Correct Detonating Cord product from the Cord tracing drop down box.
- Mark the relevant decks as containing cord tracing using the checkboxes in the Cord column.
Information
Only the decks that will contain initiators, per the Initiation Rules, require Detonating Cord tracing. However, marking all decks as having Detonating cord tracing will ensure that SHOTPlus™ calculates Detonating Cord quantities correctly.
To set up Graphical Charging rules for Direct Initiation with Detonating Cord:
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- Open Edit Loading Rules, by either:
- Selecting Edit loading rules from the main toolbar; or
- Selecting Tools > Auto loading > Edit loading rules.
- Open Edit Loading Rules, by either:
- Select the Charging rules tab.
- Select the Charging rule to be edited.
- Select Edit rule.
- Select the range to be edited.
- Select the Correct Detonating Cord product from the Cord tracing drop down box (this will apply this Detonating Cord product for all ranges in the rule).
- Mark the relevant decks as containing cord tracing using the checkboxes in the Cord column.
- Repeat steps 5 and 7 for subsequent ranges.
Information
Only the decks that will contain initiators, per the Initiation Rules, require Detonating Cord tracing. However, marking all decks as having Detonating cord tracing will ensure that SHOTPlus™ calculates Detonating Cord quantities correctly.
Initiation Rules
To set up Initiation rules for Direct Initiation with Detonating Cord:
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- Open Edit Loading Rules, by either:
- Selecting Edit loading rules from the main toolbar; or
- Selecting Tools > Auto loading > Edit loading rules.
- Open Edit Loading Rules, by either:
- Select the Initiation rules tab.
- Select the Initiation rules to be edited.
- Select the Length range to be edited.
- Select Edit Range.
- Select the Initiation point to be edited.
- Select Edit Initiation point.
- Select Direct initiation by cord from the drop down box.
Information
For upload to BlastIQ™ all Initiation points must have a selected Initiation product and Booster.