The Vertical Opening Tool, part of the Underground Engineering Tools menu toolset, allows the user to quickly and easily create layout and design of shafts, raises and other vertical openings in underground mining projects in MS3D.

  Openings are designed based on a center line, a template and a gridset. The opening will be created following the trajectory of the central line, with format and dimensions defined in the template and with incremental sections according to the desired distance or specified grid set. The end result is the creation of centerlines, vertical opening shape, incremental sections, with the option to enter element names, symbols and surfaces. All elements created will be stored in the object being edited and may also be assigned to material sets.

 The Vertical Opening Tool is divided into 3 sections:

• center line

Section in which the centerline is defined. This definition can be done by filling in the input fields or scanning the centerline directly in the MS3D Viewer.

• create

Where the elements that will be created are defined. It is in this option that the materials sets for each element and the names of the sections are defined.

•    Options

Section in which the vertical opening templates are configured. The geometry of the polygons of the vertical access sections, the spacing between them (based on a grid set or not), the orientation (horizontal or orthogonal to the center line) and the rotation of the sections are also configured.

After the above settings, the vertical opening is created.

The Vertical Openings Tool is a simple and very intuitive tool that, together with the other MineSight Underground tools, facilitates the design and planning work for underground mines. For more information, contact us!

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