Coding A Block Model With

Rock% Using Compass

Feb 2008 Dr. B. C. Paul
Note This presentation contains screen shots from the program MineSight
by Mintec Inc. Procedures shown here may also be found in Mintec instructed
courses or described in various help menus, news letters and work books.
This material has been prepared for course instructional assistance only.
 The Task
In order to be used a block model must
identify how much of a block is rock as
opposed to air
MineSight Compass provides routines
for coding the block model.
This slide set assumes that you already have
a topo surface, and a block model with a
variable to contain the percentage of each
block that is rock.
Open MineSight Compass
Run the Add Topo% to Model
Routine
Pick the Menu Tab on
Compass

Set the filtering

Options for 3D Modeling
And Data Convert

Look for the routine

Add topo% to Model

Highlight and click on

The routine.
The Program Needs to Know
Where Your Topo Items Are
Note that to use this
Routine you must have
Click the forward area when you are
Already created a
Ready to proceed
Gridded surface model
Of your topography
(ie a file 13)

Identify the name of

The item in your file
13 that contains the
Gridded surface
Elevation

Identify the name of the

Item in your block
Model that contains
Your % rock

Note these items are selected from pull down menus (Note that you are the
Of available variable names. One who has assigned
The variable names
So your item names
May be unique to you)
The Next Screen Causes the
Program to Run
The Block Model is Coded
This screen shot
Supposes the Block
Model view is set to
Display the topo%
It is coded pink for
Air blocks and red for
100% rock
(your color choices may
Vary)
Also Note a Line of Partial Rock
Blocks at the Air Rock Interface