Steps

Help by Command

1.

Set up your program and project.

Program and Project Setup

If you skip step 1, open a project or start a new project and import the data from which you want to create a surface.

Open Project

New Default Project
(use the default template)

New Project
(choose a template)

2.

Import or create objects that you need to create drill plans:

• reference lines
• boundaries
• surfaces (existing ground, rock strata, and finished design)
• corridor
• drill plan in an IREDES file created in the field

Import

Create Surface

Create Linestring

Create Corridor

Create a Boundary

3.

Create a manual drill plan or one based on specific parameters:

• Manual - This type creates an empty plan to which you can add drill holes at custom locations.
• Grid - This type creates a drill hole layout based on a uniform spacing of blast holes in rows and columns.
• Reference line - This type creates a layout of blast holes based on stations and offsets along a reference line.
• Boundary - This type creates a layout based on a uniform spacing of drill holes within a bounding line.
• Corridor - This type creates a layout based on stations and offsets along a corridor design.

Create Manual Drill Plan

Create Drill Plan (Grid)

Create Drill Plan (Reference Line)

Create Drill Plan (Boundary)

Create Drill Plan (Corridor)

4.

If you imported a drill plan or created a Manual drill plan, add drill holes to it.

Add Drill Hole to Drill Plan

5.

If you imported a drill plan, or created one based on specific parameters, make edits to it as needed. You cannot change the type, but you can change most of the other settings.

Edit Drill Plan

6.

Refresh the drill plan so it reflects your changes.

Rebuild Drill Plan

7.

Export the drill plan as a Project Link file (.vcl) for use on a drilling machine running DPS900.

You may also want to export a separate .vcl file (to be placed in the Design folder) containing reference linework of site features.

A calibration (.dc) file may also need to be exported for the calibration of control.

Export

8.

Once holes have been drilled in the field based on the drill plan, re-import as-drilled hole data as an IREDES quality file (.xml).

Import

9.

Run a Drill Hole Quality Report to see a summary and details on the holes in a drill plan compared to their associated as-drilled holes. Each as-drilled hole that is reported on is qualified as passing, failing, or requiring action (based on the tolerances in Project Settings).

Drill Hole Quality Report