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design versus as-drilled hole locations are analysed along the entire length of each hole and colour coded
The new‘ Supersonic’ 3D Viewer for loading warnings indicate if there is a discrepancy.” surfaces from Carlson Software was developed
Carlson has also taken 3D underground with to give engineers a quick way to view and evaluate designs
Carlson eXtract, a new software which generates models of mine cavities and tunnels from survey
In 2016, Carlson added new mining software to data or point cloud scans. Carlson eXtract the innovative Precision 3D product line, P3D Drill generates watertight 3D solids by“ shrinkwrapping” clouds from the outside. By doing so, and Blast. Utilising the newest 3D design technology with game-like ease of use, Drill and solids can be created without cleaning the cloud Blast allows users to quickly layout drill hole of unnecessary data points of people, vehicles, patterns on a new, faster, interactive 3D engine tripods, pipes, wires or roof bolts. 3D with enhanced textures, transparency, lighting, environments such as Precision 3D and eXtract and rotation. allow users to design, analyse, and receive
“ Drill and Blast allows for quick and easy blast feedback much faster, which in return, saves time pattern layouts, with real time 3D editing and and reduces the chance of errors.“ Mines are instant feedback,” says Director of the Carlson looking for cost effective, easy-to-use software to Mining Division, Grant Wenker.“ Criteria such as cut costs, become more efficient, and to get the distance from the highwall face, or comparison of job done in a timely manner,” says Wenker.“ They need software that works together for the entire workflow – from
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W W W. P R O M I N E. C O M equipment simulators paired with virtual reality headsets allow for an immersive experience in a controlled environment. With such
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interactive technologies available, 3D design tools are becoming the expectation rather than the perk. Carlson believes it has been the frontrunner in 3D design by developing tools to meet this demand; and will continue to deliver cutting edge mining solutions in the future.
Finally, the new‘ Supersonic’ 3D Viewer for loading surfaces from Carlson Software was developed“ to give engineers a quick way to view and evaluate designs. With the performance breakthrough of the Supersonic Viewer, even the largest models are handled with ease. Users can load up a surface model and within seconds say: hold up, that design TIN is far too steep in this area. Let’ s rethink that design.”
The program’ s designer, one of Carlson’ s new, young programmers, says:“ 3D isn’ t just for deliverables anymore,” noting that future users are coming out of college with the desire to be able to work within the 3D environment. Carlson says it is working to meet their needs. Feedback from customers tells Carlson that not only is it fun to use, but that it is also fast and easy to use.“ It gives a big turbo boost that breaks the sound barrier on viewing large models,” says Dave Carlson, VP of Development for Carlson.
Supersonic can work with large and complex datasets, including massive LIDAR scans, even on mobile systems that have very little memory and no dedicated graphics cards. Besides speed, Supersonic has sharp graphics, including detailed backgrounds to choose from and surface textures by slope.
Promine simplicity to ease workloads
During the past 23 years of working closely with its customers, Promine says it has learned that they particularly like how much it simplifies day to day mine planning activities, while helping their company be more efficient.
Rodrigo Villarreal, Strategy and Business Development Manager, said:“ This past 2016 was no exception as Promine continued absorbing valuable feedback from its customer network, rolling out new exciting products, updated features, and launching the already popular Promine AutoCAD Tip of the Week. Having worked closely with McGill University’ s Mining Engineering Program over the last several months, Promine also recently released a
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