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
Click the forward area when you are
Ready to proceed

Note that to use this

Routine you must have
Already created a
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

Of available variable names.

(Note that you are the

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