Surpac Intro
Surpac Intro
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Last modified: 02 May 2018
Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Surpac 9
Overview 9
Requirements 9
Document conventions 9
Typographical conventions 9
Keyboard conventions 10
Menu conventions 10
Mouse conventions 11
Forms 11
Surpac concepts 13
Overview 13
Surpac data types 13
Function-centric and data-centric operations 14
Function-centric 14
Data-centric 14
Getting started 16
Installing Surpac from a DVD 16
Task: Install Surpac 16
Starting Surpac 17
Task: Start Surpac 17
Licensing Surpac 17
Task: License Surpac 17
License Surpac using a token number and a dongle 17
License Surpac using the self-service licensing service and a dongle 19
Setting the work directory 22
Task: Set the work directory 22
Exiting Surpac 23
Task: Exit Surpac 23
Modifying the Surpac desktop icon 23
Task: Modify the Surpac icon so that the work directory is set automatically 23
The Surpac interface 25
Menus 26
Task: Open a file using the menu 26
Toolbars 27
Task: Use the Reset graphics button from the toolbar 27
Navigator 27
Task: Open a file from the Navigator 27
Preview pane 30
Task: Display a string file in the Preview pane 30
Legend pane 31
Graphics 31
Task: Display and view data in Graphics 31
Properties pane 31
Layers pane 33
Status bar 33
Task: View changes to the Status bar 33
Message window 33
Task: Clear the message window 33
Getting help 34
Field help and form help 34
Task: Access field help and form help 34
Surpac help 36
Task: Access Surpac help from a form 36
Task: Access help from the help menu 37
Task: Use the index to search for information 38
Task: Search the help 39
Tutorials 39
Task: Access the tutorials profile 40
Support 41
Task: Find support office contact details 41
Strings 42
String data hierarchy 42
Types of strings 43
Description fields 44
Data numbering 44
Data ranges 44
String file names 45
String directions 45
Viewing string data 46
Task: View string data 46
String file structure 49
Task: View string data in a text editor 49
Planes 51
Active plane 51
Planes panel 51
Storing planes 51
Planes viewing modes 52
2D mode 52
3D mode 52
Planes groups 52
Planes projection distance 52
Task: Creating a temporary plane for graphical validation 52
Task: Saving a plane 54
Task: Pinning the Planes panel to Surpac 55
Task: Loading a plane from the Planes panel 55
Task: Identifying the active plane using the Status bar 56
Task: Creating planes using Quick planes 56
Task: Moving between planes 58
Task: Moving between planes in reverse view 58
Task: Viewing and changing plane properties 59
Task: Changing the viewing corridor using the Planes panel 60
Viewing and saving data 62
Multiple viewports 62
Task: Work with multiple viewports 62
Attributes and styles files 67
Task: Change display style 67
Task: View point properties 74
Task: View segment properties 75
Task: Determine bearing and distance between two points 77
Saving data 78
Task: Save a file 78
Orbit mode 80
Task: Use orbit mode to rotate data 80
Selection modes 80
Task: Change selection modes 80
Task: Use Point/Triangle/Block mode to delete points 82
Task: Use Segment/Trisolation mode to reverse segments 84
Task: Use Select mode to break, join, and renumber segments 87
Task: Use String/Object/Cloud mode to delete and clean strings 95
Task: Use Point/Triangle/Block mode to select a block 98
Task: Use Point/Triangle/Block mode to save blocks as constraint 100
Task: Use String/Object/Cloud mode to select a point cloud 101
Task: Use Segment/Trisolation or String/Object/Cloud mode to explode a string or seg-
ment into two points segments 102
Task: Use Segment/Trisolation or String/Object/Cloud mode to explode a string or seg-
ment into single point segments 104
The Move tool 106
Task: Move data along an axis 106
Task: Move data in a plane 108
Task: Move data in three dimensions 110
Creating data 113
Create a simple pit design 113
Task: Create a simple pit design 113
Managing data in layers 125
Layers and the Surpac work area 125
Creating layers 125
Task: Create layers 125
Appending data to a layer 131
Task: Append data to a layer with the Navigator 131
Task: Append data to a layer with the open file command 133
Replacing data in a layer 138
Task: Replace data in a layer with the Navigator 138
Task: Replace data in a layer using the open file command 141
Saving workspace settings 144
Task: Save a workspace 144
Triangulated surfaces 148
Naming conventions 148
Breaklines and spot heights 148
DTM conventions 149
Viewing a DTM surface 149
Task: View a DTM in Graphics 149
Creating a DTM surface 151
Task: Create a DTM — graphics-based method 151
Task: Create a DTM — file-based method 153
Creating a boundary string between two DTM surfaces 158
Task: Create a boundary string – file-based method 158
Task: Create a boundary string – graphics-based method 159
Calculating cut and fill volume using DTM surfaces 160
Task: Calculate cut and fill volumes between two DTMs 160
Viewing a solid model 162
Task: View a solid model 162
Creating and validating a solid model 162
Task: Create and validate a solid model 162
Calculating a volume using a solid model 173
Task: Calculate a volume for a solid model 173
File tools 176
String maths 176
Task: Convert section coordinates to real-world coordinates 176
Task: Adjust coordinates 178
Task: Topcut high grade samples 179
Clip data by a boundary 181
Task: Apply a boundary string to a soil sampling file 181
Classify strings 185
Task: Colour points by sample values 185
2D transformations 188
Task: Transform data to a different coordinate system 188
Polygon intersection 191
Task: Calculate the area of an ore zone within a pit 191
Task: Clip ore blocks inside a pit 195
Advanced interface operations 199
Menu bars, menus, and commands 199
Displaying and customising menu bars 199
Task: Create a customised menu bar 200
Customising toolbars and buttons 203
Task: Display toolbars and create a customised toolbar 203
Task: Creating a custom button to put on a toolbar 205
Using and creating profiles 206
Task: Select the geology_database profile 206
Task: Saving your customisations to a profile 207
Task: Restoring the default profile 208
Using the Function Chooser 208
Task: Run two functions from the Function Chooser 208
Working with forms 209
Last value if blank 210
Last value 210
Constant... 210
Application 210
Configuring windows and panes in the interface 210
Toggle floating 210
Toggle auto-hide 211
Close 211
More Surpac functions 213
Drillhole database 213
Task: Open a database, display drill hole data, and create sections 213
Block models 216
Task: Display, constrain, and report a block model 216
Plotting with autoplot 225
Task: Produce a plot of a pit using Autoplot 225
References 228
Introduction Typographical conventions
Introduction
Surpac
GEOVIA Surpac™ is the world’s most popular geology and mine planning software, supporting open
pit and underground operations and exploration projects in more than 110 countries. The software
delivers efficiency and accuracy through ease-of-use, powerful 3D graphics, and workflow
automation that can be aligned to company-specific processes and data flows.
Surpac addresses all the requirements of geologists, surveyors, and mining engineers in the resource
sector and is flexible enough to be suitable for every commodity, orebody, and mining method. Its
multilingual capabilities allow global companies to support a common solution across their
operations.
Surpac must be installed on the local computer and your user customisable files must be saved
locally in the share folder. Working files can be saved locally or to a network location. It is
recommended that you back up both your data and user customised files regularly.
Overview
This document is designed to help new users install Surpac and start using the software. More
detailed training information is available from within the software and from your local support office.
Requirements
Before proceeding with this tutorial, ensure you have the following items:
Note: Microsoft Office is required to use a Microsoft Access database with Surpac. If
you have a 64-bit version of Windows, use Microsoft Office 64-bit. Microsoft Office 2010 is
the last version of Office that can open .mdb files or convert them to .accdb files.
3. The data set accompanying this tutorial.
Document conventions
Typographical conventions
Some text in this manual has special formatting to identify it as a particular element of information.
The following list describes the different formats and their meanings:
Text
Format Meaning
Text or data that varies with each input is shown in italic font and enclosed in angle brackets. Some
<Bold examples are installation directories, dates, names and passwords. When you substitute the text for the
Italic> variable, do not include the brackets. For example: <password> requires you to substitute a password in
place of ‘<password>’.
A word or phrase to which the author wants to give emphasis. For example: you must select an item from
Italics
the list to continue.
This typeface indicates one of the following:
Keyboard conventions
Key Com-
Meaning
bination
Press and hold down the first key, then press the second key. For example: CTRL+Z means hold the
<key>+<key>
CTRL key down, then press Z.
Menu conventions
In this documentation, the following example demonstrates the syntax used for menus and
submenus:
Choose File > Open > Block model.
This means click the File menu, move the pointer over the Open command, and select Block model
on the submenu.
Mouse conventions
Action Description
Click Quickly press and release the left mouse button without moving the mouse.
Right-click Press and release the right mouse button without moving the mouse.
Double-click Without moving the mouse, click the left button twice rapidly.
Drag and
With the pointer over the object, press and hold down the left mouse button to select the object. Move
drop <an
the mouse until the pointer is in the position you want and then release the mouse button.
object>
Press and hold down the left mouse button. Then move the mouse in the direction that the text
Drag
specifies.
Press and hold down the right mouse button. Then move the mouse in the direction that the text
Right drag
specifies.
Use your finger to make the wheel button roll. Move it forward, that is in a clockwise direction, or
Rotate
backward, that is in an anticlockwise direction.
Forms
Forms contain elements that you will use to provide information to Surpac:
Surpac concepts
Overview
In this chapter, you will learn about:
For example, when you click the icon to Open a file , Surpac displays a form. Then you select the
file you want opened.
Some non-graphical operations can only be performed using the function-centric approach..
For example, to calculate volumes between two DTM surfaces, you must use the function-centric
approach, selecting Cut and Fill between DTMs from the Volumes submenu, on the Surfaces
menu.
Data-centric
When you select data first, and then specify the function to be applied to the data, you are
performing a data-centric operation.
For example, when you right-click a file, the shortcut menu is displayed. You then choose the
operation to be performed, such as Open.
Many graphical operations are quicker and easier to perform using the data-centric approach.
For example, you can select data in a string file, and right-click to display functions that Surpac can
perform on the data.
Getting started
Installing Surpac from a DVD
Task: Install Surpac
1. Insert the DVD into your computer’s DVD drive.
The installation menu appears.
Note: If the installation menu does not appear, use Windows Explorer to navigate to
the DVD and double-click autorun.exe.
2. To install a 32-bit version of Surpac, click the edition you want to install.
The GEOVIA Surpac Setup Wizard appears.
3. To install a 64-bit version of Surpac:
a. Click Install 64-bit version.
b. Click the edition you want to install.
Note: If Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or Direct X 9.0c are not installed on your
computer, the installer for the missing component appears at the end of the Surpac
installation.
10. When Surpac is installed, click Finish.
Starting Surpac
Task: Start Surpac
Start Surpac, using either of these methods:
Licensing Surpac
The instructions below are for installing a single user licence. In order to proceed, you will need:
If you do not have Surpac or a dongle, please contact your local support office.
If you do not have a valid token number or licence file you can use the self-service licensing function
when you start Surpac.
Task: License Surpac
If you already have a token number, or a licence file, complete the following steps. Otherwise, use
the self-service licensing method that is described in the second procedure.
License Surpac using a token number and a dongle
1. Ensure that your dongle is inserted into an appropriate port on your computer.
2. Start Surpac.
If the Surpac interface appears, you already have a valid licence. Exit this procedure .
If you see the Update licence form, a valid licence does not exist. Follow the instructions
within the form to request a licence from the GEOVIA Support web site, or to read the
licence file.
5. Click Apply.
To review licence details, or type a new token number:
a. Choose File > Licencing > Change/Inspect licence.
b. After reviewing or updating the licence details, click Apply.
1. Ensure that your dongle is inserted into an appropriate port on your computer.
2. Start Surpac.
The Update licence form appears.
The name of the work directory appears in the title bar of the Surpac window.
Exiting Surpac
Task: Exit Surpac
Exit Surpac, using either of these two methods:
Tip: You can create multiple Surpac desktop icons with different properties.
Task: Modify the Surpac icon so that the work directory is set automatically
1. Move the pointer over the Surpac icon on your desktop.
2. Hold down the right mouse button, drag and release.
3. From the shortcut menu, select Copy Here.
A copy of the original icon is created.
4. Right-click the new Surpac icon, and select Properties.
5. In the Start in field on the Shortcut tab, enter
<shared_files>\demo_data\tutorials\introduction
where <shared_files> is the folder where the Surpac shared files are installed.
Windows 7
6. Click OK.
7. Right-click the icon you have just modified, and select Rename.
Alternatively, you can use the F2 key as a shortcut.
8. Type Surpac Introduction, and press ENTER.
The icon will appear with the new name.
1. Menus
2. Toolbars
3. Navigator
4. Preview pane
5. Legend pane
6. Graphics
7. Properties pane
8. Layers pane
9. Status bar
10. Message window
11. Planes panel
Menus
The menus organise the functions into groups according to the modules in Surpac, such as the Block
Model module.
Task: Open a file using the menu
1. Choose File > Open > String/DTM file.
2. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
Toolbars
A toolbar is a collection of icons that have related functions. By using toolbars, you can access
commonly used functions directly without having to search through the menus.
Task: Use the Reset graphics button from the toolbar
1. Open pit1.str in Graphics.
2. Click Reset graphics .
Navigator
The Navigator works like Windows Explorer. Using the Navigator, you can manage your files and
directories by creating new folders, cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting files and folders.
Task: Open a file from the Navigator
1. In the File Filter in the Navigator, select Surpac Files (.mdl,.dtm,.str).
2. Right-click the file bench105.str in the Navigator.
bench105.str is displayed.
Preview pane
The Preview pane displays string data without the need to load it into Graphics.
Task: Display a string file in the Preview pane
1. If the Preview pane is not displayed, click the Preview button at the top of the Navigator.
2. Click pit1.str in the Navigator.
3. Click and drag in the Preview pane to rotate the data, as shown.
Legend pane
This is the area where you can see the legends for data in Graphics.
Graphics
Known as the graphics area, or simply Graphics, this is the area where you perform most of the work
in Surpac. The graphics area is a three-dimensional work area. Any file loaded into Graphics has Y, X,
and Z coordinates.
Task: Display and view data in Graphics
Properties pane
This is the area where you see:
Layers pane
This is the area where you manage your data in layers. This is described in more detail in the chapter
Managing Data in Layers.
Status bar
The Status bar shows the coordinate position of the mouse pointer as well as the string number and
design gradient. The Status bar also shows whether a database or block model is loaded into
memory.
Task: View changes to the Status bar
1. Open surpac.ddb (a geological database) in Graphics.
2. Open block_model.mdl (a block model) in Graphics.
Two buttons have been added to the status area, indicating that a database named
surpac and a block model named block_model are loaded:
Message window
The message window shows the information, warnings, and error messages that Surpac produces
while it is executing functions.
Tip: Sometimes the message window also contains information such as coordinates of selected
points or properties of files in Graphics. You can copy this information and paste it into text files or
documents.
Getting help
You can use the following resources to help you solve a problem, understand how a function works,
or enter data into a form:
l By accessing Field help, you can get helpful information about each field.
l By access Form help, you can get helpful information about the entire form.
A window with help that is specific to the field you selected appears.
12. Close the form help, and click Cancel on the Open File form.
Surpac help
Surpac help contains more detailed information than field help and form help. The Surpac help also
has examples and troubleshooting information.
Task: Access Surpac help from a form
1. Choose Create > Digitise > Properties.
2. Click the button at the lower left corner of the form.
3. Click Table of Contents in the lower left to make the left pane show the table of contents.
4. Close the help window.
The help for the topic Partial percentages and precision is displayed.
Tutorials
Tutorials are designed to teach you how specific functions work within a practical, task-based
environment, by working through exercises using a specific dataset.
Surpac tutorials are available through the tutorials profile. When you install the software from the
DVD, the tutorials are installed to the following folder location:
<shared_files>\demo_data\tutorials
where <shared_files> is the folder where the Surpac shared files are installed.
Each directory contains a tutorial in PDF format, as well as a data directory containing the files
required to perform the exercises outlined in the tutorial.
Task: Access the tutorials profile
1. Right-click in the blank area to the right of the main menus.
2. From the shortcut menu, choose Profiles > tutorials.
To view the tutorials or run the macros for the tutorials, you must first click the menu item to change
the directory to your chosen tutorial.
You can then either view the tutorial document as a PDF or run the macros that appear in the
tutorial.
Internet download
You can also download the complete set of tutorials.
Note: You will need login credentials to enter the GEOVIA Support site. Contact your local support
office if you do not have this information.
Tip: The information offered on the support site may be more recent than those from the DVD
installation.
Support
You can contact the GEOVIA support office by phone or email.
Task: Find support office contact details
1. In the help, click Contents tab.
The table of contents is displayed on the left side of the screen.
2. Expand the Support book, and click Email Support.
The contact details are displayed.
Strings
A string file is the most common file format used to store information in Surpac. A string file contains
coordinate information for one or more points, as well as optional descriptive information for each
point. To enable you to work more efficiently with strings, it is important that you understand how
Surpac organises and uses data stored within a string file.
l points
l segments
l strings
All points in a string file are grouped into segments, which are further grouped into strings.
The example below shows conceptually how a string file contains strings, which contain segments,
which contain points.
Types of strings
There are three types of strings:
l open
l closed
l spot height
Description fields
Points, strings, and segments can have one or more pieces of descriptive information associated
with them. This information is stored in a description field. Description fields are named according to
the order they appear. Description fields are named in the format D<incremental number>, such as
D1, D2, D3.
For example, a closed segment representing an ore zone could have the gold grade, silver grade, and
specific gravity stored in separate description fields. If the information is stored in that order, they
could be assigned as follows:
D1: gold grade
D2: silver grade
D3: specific gravity
Data numbering
Strings, segments, and points are identified by unique numbers. You can assign string numbers to
represent particular features, such as string 1 for toes in a pit, string 2 for crests, and string 99 for
spot heights. Surpac automatically assigns segment numbers and point numbers.
Data ranges
You can use a range to refer to groups of data numbers, such as strings, segments, and points.
The comma ( , ) is used for a range that includes a start, an end, and, optionally, an increment. You
use the following format to specify such a range in Surpac:
<start>,<end>,<increment>
Note: When the increment is 1, you can use <start>,<end> without specifying the increment.
The semicolon ( ; ) is used to identify unique values, or to separate multiple ranges.
Here are some examples:
Spaces in file names are not recommended. In some situations, Surpac might not work correctly if
you are using a file that has a space in the file name.
You can use ranges to refer to the ID of filenames. For example, you can refer to the files:
geo130.str, geo140.str, geo150.str, geo160.str, geo170.str
using the following syntax:
Location: geo ID: 130,170,10
String directions
When you view closed strings in the XY plane, the points have an order that is either clockwise or
anticlockwise. This direction is important when calculating areas and volumes.
The data in this file represents a horizontal view, also known as a plan view, of a pit
design, the survey stations, and the geology for one level in a pit.
The data is organised as follows.
String Segment
Data Type D1 D2 D3
number number
Silver
1 1 Low grade ore Closed Gold (g/t) SG
(g/t)
Medium grade Silver
2 1 Closed Gold (g/t) SG
ore (g/t)
Silver
3 1 High grade ore Closed Gold (g/t) SG
(g/t)
8 1 Footwall trace Open footwall
Hangingwall
8 2 Open hangingwall
trace
30005 30005 Pit design toe Closed
Spot Station
30008 30008 Survey stations
height name
Note: To see all the steps performed in this task, run 01a_viewing_string_data.tcl. You need to
click Apply on any forms presented.
l The first line is known as the header record, and contains these items: file
name, date modified, purpose (which is empty in this example), styles file.
l The second line contains the axis record. This is a two-point line used in
some sectioning functions. For many string files this is not required; when it
is not required, values of zero are used for all coordinates. The Y, X, and Z
values of each of the two end points of the axis are stored in the following
order: Y(1), X(1), Z(1), Y(2), X(2), Z(2).
l The third line is the start of string data, and is stored as String number, Y, X,
Z, D1, D2, D3, … D100.
l A null record indicates the end of a segment.
l String 1 is closed, because the first point and the last point are the same.
l When the file was created, the following values were chosen: D1 = gold (g/t),
D2 = silver (g/t), and D3 = SG. String 1 outlines an area of low grade ore with:
l a gold value of 1.23 grams/tonne.
l String 8 is open, since the first and last points are different.
l String 8 consists of two segments.
l String 30005 is closed, since the first and last points are the same.
l String 30008 is a spot height string with the survey station name in the D1 field.
Note: Manually editing string files is not recommended. If the format becomes corrupt, Surpac
may not work correctly when using the file.
Planes
Planes definitions are "corridors" in space used for displaying data. The definitions are created by
defining a flat plane (horizontal, vertical, or inclined) with a "towards" and "away" distance. The
corridor width is equal to the towards distance plus the away distance. Planes definitions are simply
referred to as planes. When a plane is active, data within the corridor is displayed, and data outside
the corridor is hidden.
Viewing planes can be useful for a number of tasks. Geologists use planes to view vertical cross-
sections of drillhole and surface topography data. Engineers use planes to view horizontal sections of
a block model while creating a pit design. Surveyors use planes to create cross-sections of areas
which have been mined to display the cut for a specified period.
Active plane
The "active plane" is the plane on which the data is projected in Graphics. By default, if you have not
selected a plane, the initial plane that is active when you start Surpac is a horizontal plane that has an
elevation of zero with projection distances of 10000 above and below. Any data beyond the
projection distances from this plane (that is, outside the corridor) is hidden.
A plane is always active in Surpac so that if you digitise a point, the location of the point is where the
plane intersects the location where you clicked in Graphics. If the plane that is active has no name, it
is called the Dynamic plane.
You can find out which plane is active in Graphics by looking at the Status bar or the Planes panel.
The Status bar shows you the name of the active plane.
The Planes panel shows a check mark next to the active plane.
Planes panel
The Planes panel is available on start-up at the upper right of Graphics. By default, the panel is
collapsed. You can view the panel by clicking it, and you can unpin the panel to change its location.
Storing planes
You can create, view, and interact with a group of planes and store them temporarily or permanently
to planes files in the Plan view, Vertical sections, or Incline sections folders. If you store planes
temporarily, when you exit Surpac, the planes are removed from the planes folders. However, if you
store planes permanently, the planes will be available for future sessions in Surpac.
Planes groups
Planes groups are a collection of one or more parallel planes saved to the Plan, Vertical, or Inclined
folders in the Planes panel.
The group name is the name of the folder in which the planes are stored.
The orientation of the plane determines which projection distance is towards and which is away.
Together, the two projection distances determine the total thickness of the plane corridor.
In the following example, the plane thickness is a + b. The projection distance away is a. The
projection distance towards is b. D1 is the drillhole trace, and D2 is the trace orthogonally projected
onto the plane. Point e shows where the drillhole trace exits the plane.
The Planes panel is displayed. Because the plane you have created is temporary, it is not
listed in the Planes panel.
The Planes panel is pinned to the interface, and the pin icon is oriented down. The Planes
panel remains to the right of Graphics regardless of the position of the cursor.
plane.
Notice that the sequence number for the plan is 400, and that the plane is the fourth in
the group.
The view corridor is changed to display the data 50 units away from the view, and 100
units towards the view.
4. Press F12.
Plane 7450N is displayed with the default viewing corridor.
5. In the Away field, type 50.
6. In the Towards field, type 100.
7. Click Lock plane corridor .
8. Press F12.
Plane 7500N is displayed with a viewing corridor that contains the data 50 units away
from the view, and 100 units towards the view.
4. From the shortcut menu, select Viewport, and choose Copy view.
A maximised copy of the current view on a tab called View 2 is displayed.
5. Right-click the View 2 tab, and choose Close .
Each viewport now displays the same view of the same data.
7. Right-click the left viewport, and choose Viewport > Split horizontally.
8. Right-click the right viewport, and choose Viewport > Split horizontally.
9. Click and drag in the upper left viewport to rotate the data.
The data is shown in an oblique view.
10. Click in the lower left viewport.
11. Click the icon to view the data in the XZ plane.
12. Click in the top right viewport.
13. Click the icon to view the data in the YZ plane.
The points have been classified into four levels of concentration, each represented by a
separate string.
A point with an arsenic concentration of 350 parts per million (ppm), for example, forms
part of string 3.
In this task, you will display the strings as spot heights to show the areas that have the
highest concentration of arsenic.
2. Click the Legend tab to show the Legend pane.
3. In the Legend pane, click on the "+" sign next to Strings under the file samp_clas-
sified.str.
The legend shows that string 1 is white, string 2 is blue, string 3 is blue-green, and string 4
is green.
5. Enter the information as shown to select the drawing method, colour, marker type, and
text properties for displaying the four spot height strings.
Specifically, do the following steps for each of the Custom Styles rows 1 to 4:
a. Type marker,d1 in the Drawing Method cell.
Note: marker,d1 instructs Surpac to draw a marker for each point, using
the d1 field as a label.
b. Select the line colour by clicking the line in the line cell and selecting
Properties.
c. Click Edit.
d. Select the colour — blue, green, orange and red for each of the four rows
respectively.
Note: You can use any of the four colour tabs shown below to select the
colour of the markers and the d1 field labels.
g. Click in the Text cell, select Properties, and enter oru for the Units and 8.5 for
the size.
h. Click Apply.
With object relative units (oru), the size of the text is set to the same units as the object.
In our example, the text size for range 1 is set to 8.5 oru. The text size will be equivalent
to an object that is 8.5 metres high and so will appear larger when you zoom in and
smaller when you zoom out.
Note: For more information on choosing text sizes, see the Online help.
6. Click the check box in the lower left part of the form, and in the Filename box, type ssi_
styles:marker.ssi.
7. Click Apply.
The styles are now stored in the file marker.ssi in the styles directory.
If you double click a string in the Legend pane, the Set Drawing Styles form will now look
like the following.
A sample of the points is displayed below. By looking at the colours, you can quickly see
the areas of lowest arsenic concentration (blue), intermediate concentration (green and
orange) and highest concentration (red).
The file samp_classified1.str is associated with the styles file marker.ssi. This means that when
samp_classified1.str is next opened, this styles file will also load. In this way it is possible to have a
collection of styles files suitable for a range of display purposes.
Note: If you want to see all of the steps performed in this task, run 02a_change_display_styles.tcl.
You need to click Apply on any forms presented.
Task: View point properties
The Point properties function displays point attribute information including string, segment, and
point numbers, y, x, z coordinates, and description fields.
6. Hold the CTRL key and click to select any four points.
Note: If you want to see all of the steps performed in this task, run 02b_view_point_
properties.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.
Task: View segment properties
Note: If you want to see all of the steps performed in this task, run 02c_view_segment_
properties.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 02d_bearing_and_distance.tcl. You need
to click Apply on any forms presented.
Saving data
You can save a file to a text or binary format.
In most cases you will save strings as text files. However, if the text string files are very large (more
than 5 MB), it may be worth saving them as binary files to reduce the time it takes to load the data
into Graphics.
Typically, you can expect a saving of up to 15% in the size of the string file and up to 30% in the time
to load the data into Graphics.
Task: Save a file
The Save function saves the contents of the active layer to a file.
Tip: An alternative method to show the Save File form is to click the icon in the toolbar.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 02e_saving_data.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
Orbit mode
Orbit mode is the default Graphics mode, where you can rotate data in three dimensions. When you
are using the orbit tool, Surpac operates in function-centric mode.
Task: Use orbit mode to rotate data
Selection modes
There are several ways of selecting data:
l Select mode
l Point/Triangle/Block mode
l Segment/Trisolation mode
l String/Object/Cloud mode
l Box selection
When you use any of these section tools, Surpac operates in data-centric mode.
Task: Change selection modes
Note: It is not necessary to display point numbers. This is only done to clearly identify
points that you will select in the following steps.
3. From the Selection menu on the Tools toolbar, click Select.
7. Click at a location between the two points on the segment to be deleted, as shown.
8. Right-click anywhere in Graphics and select Delete from the shortcut menu.
9. Hold the CTRL key, and select two points to be joined (105 and 216).
Note: If two segments of different string numbers are connected, the string number of
the first point selected is used for the result. In the preceding example, if point 105 is
selected first, then the resulting string number will be 1. If point 216 was selected first, the
resulting string number will be 8.
10. Right-click anywhere in Graphics and select Connect points from the shortcut menu.
11. Hold the CTRL key, and select two points to be joined (130 and 25).
12. Right-click anywhere in Graphicsand select Connect points from the menu.
13. Repeat steps 4 to 12 for other locations, until you get the final result is as displayed
below.
Next, you use the select tool to select and renumber all segments of string 2 to string 1.
16. Click at a location between two points on the segment that you will renumber.
17. Right-click anywhere in Graphics and choose Select strings from the shortcut menu.
3. Right-click anywhere in Graphics and select Delete from the shortcut menu.
5. Right-click anywhere in Graphics and select Clean from the shortcut menu.
You can view and edit the attribute values for the selected block in the Properties pane.
The selected block is indicated with the green border. You can modify the border colour
in the Default Preferences > Graphics > Tool settings > BlockModel select tool settings
section.
You can select multiple blocks and inspect their weighted averages for their attributes. In
addition, you can edit the values for multiple blocks.
6. Click and select the block as shown. You can select multiple blocks.
9. In the Save selected blocks as Constraint form, enter the name of the constraint file to
create a new file, or select an existing constraint file if you want to overwrite.
In the Properties pane, you can view the spatial information, such as the total number of
points in the selected point cloud and the number of points currently rendered in
Graphics.
5. Right-click anywhere in Graphics, and select Explode to lines from the shortcut menu.
The selected segment or string is exploded into two points segments. Each highlighted
consecutive point represents the start and end points of a segment.
5. Right-click anywhere in Graphics, and select Explode to points from the shortcut menu.
4. Hole the CTRL key, and click the two points as shown.
Before After
Before After
Only the X and Z values in the Status bar change as you move the segment.
5. From the Selection menu on the Tools toolbar, click Select String/Object/Cloud.
7. Right-click and select the Move Tool from the shortcut menu.
8. Click inside the yellow square at the intersection of the three axes and move the string as
shown.
All three coordinates in the Status bar change as you move the string.
Creating data
Create a simple pit design
You will design a pit base around an ore zone at an elevation of 150, and then extend it up to an
elevation of 250 with a pit wall angle of 45 degrees.
Task: Create a simple pit design
8. Click three points at the northern end of the segment as shown, to create points 4, 5, and
6.
11. Click and hold down the left mouse button at point 9, then drag to point 10 and release.
Note: When you create closed segments in the XY plane (plan view), you will usually
create them in a clockwise direction. Clockwise segments are regarded as an area of
inclusion, and give expected results when you intersect them with other clockwise
segments.
13. Choose File > Save > string/DTM.
14. Enter the information as shown, and then click Apply.
Next, you will delete some points to make the outline more convex.
19. Set the selection mode to Select Point/Triangle.
20. Hold the CTRL key and click several points as shown.
24. From the Status bar at the bottom of the Surpac window, click the Design string button
.
25. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
The Design string button displays the current design string number .
Next, you will expand the segment horizontally by a distance of 100. At an angle of 45
degrees, this will create a pit crest 100 meters above the base, at an elevation of 250.
26. Choose Edit > Segment > Expand/Contract.
27. Click anywhere in Graphics to select the segment for expanding.
28. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
30. Hold down the right mouse button and drag down or to the left to zoom out.
This procedure can be useful for determining the limits of a block model.
Next, you will create a DTM from this data.
33. Choose Surfaces > Create DTM from Layer.
34. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
38. To rotate the data, choose Planes > 2D planes mode to deselect 2D planes mode, and
then click and drag in Graphics.
The pit and 3D grid are displayed.
All layers in the SWA are displayed in the Layers pane, at the lower left corner of the Surpac window:
Creating layers
When you open a file by dragging it from the Navigator into Graphics, you create a new layer with
the same name as the file. You can also create a new layer using the New button on the Layer pane.
Task: Create layers
selectable
Next, you create a circular area, which is the boundary of a waste dump, and save the
data to a separate file. As part of this process, you will create a new layer where the data
is stored.
3. Hold the CTRL key, and then drag map1.str into Graphics.
The Layers pane still only shows one layer, the main graphics layer.
Next, you save the data from both files to a new file.
4. Choose File > Save > String/DTM file.
5. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
The file map_and_pit.str contains all data from pit1.str and all data from map1.str.
Setting String Range to 2, means that only string 2 from pit1.str is opened in the main
graphics layer.
Setting String Range to 2;12;52 means that only those three strings are opened. Also,
because the Replace current data check box was cleared, the data is appended to the
main graphics layer.
The file pit_and_buildings.str now contains string 2 from pit1.str and strings 2, 12, and 52
from map1.str.
X. .
The Layers pane still shows both layers:
However, the contents of the map1.str layer has been replaced by the data in pit1.str:
All data in the main graphics layer is replaced by the data in map1.str.
Note: SWA files are text files that store information about other files. If you want to
open a SWA file on another computer, you need to make sure that the files that are
referenced by the SWA file are available on the alternate computer, using the same folder
structure.
12. Choose View > Surface view options > Lighting options.
13. Enter the following information, and click Apply.
Triangulated surfaces
Surpac supports two types of triangulated surfaces:
l digital terrain model surfaces (DTMs): A DTM surface is a set of triangles which rep-
resent a surface, such as topography or a pit design.
l three-dimensional solid models (3DMs): A solid model is a set of triangles which rep-
resents a three-dimensional shape, such as an ore zone or an underground mine
design.
Naming conventions
The objects you create in Surpac are numbered by a system similar to that of string and string
segment numbers. The hierarchy of triangles, trisolations, and objects of a .dtm file is analogous to
the points, segments, and strings of a string file.
String => Object
Segment => Trisolation
Point => Triangle
When you define an object, you explicitly assign it both an object number and a trisolation number.
Surpac refers to the object by the object and trisolation number that you assigned. The object
number must be an integer within the range of 1 to 32000. The trisolation number must be a
positive integer.
Spot height strings contain points which represent non-linear or point features, such as hill peaks,
surface low points, gridded points, borehole collars etc. The lines connecting the points in the spot
height string in graphics do not infer a physical line.
DTM conventions
l DTMs cannot model overhangs or vertical surfaces.
l When creating a DTM, strings identified as spot heights are interpreted differently to
strings identified as breaklines.
This chapter describes how to using use strings to act as break lines. A breakline string is a string that
represents physical features you can see in the real world, such as a crest of a pit, a fault in a
geological model, or a contour in a pit. Spot height strings contain random points that, when
connected by a string line, do not represent any physical feature. For example, randomly surveyed
points or borehole collars.
3. Click and drag the mouse to rotate the data and view it from different angles.
The string file contours and the DTM of the topography are displayed.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 03a_create_dtm_graphics.tcl.
You need to click Apply on any forms presented.
Note: This time the Strings to act as break lines check box is not selected.
Progress is reported in the message window. When the DTM is created, a log file opens
in the default text editor. The log file is a report containing information about the DTM.
Several triangles in the DTM do not reflect the desired results. Next, you repeat the
procedure, but using the Strings to act as breaklines option.
5. Click Reset graphics .
6. Choose Surfaces > DTM File functions > Create DTM from string file.
This time ensure that the Strings to act as break lines check box is selected.
Note: This time the Strings to act as break lines check box is selected.
Progress is reported in the message window. When the DTM is created, a log file opens
in the default text editor. The log file is a report containing information about the DTM.
8. Close the log file window.
The DTM file is saved automatically as pit_design1.dtm.
9. Open pit_design1.dtm in Graphics.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 03b_create_dtm_file_based.tcl. You need
to click Apply on any forms presented.
l file-based method: In this method, you do not need to display the DTMs. Surpac auto-
matically saves the boundary string to the nominated file.
l graphics-based method: In this method, you must display the DTMs in Graphics.
Surpac does not automatically save the boundary string. The boundary string is dis-
played in its own Graphics layer. If you use the graphics-based method you must save
the boundary string to a file after it is generated.
3. Choose Surfaces > DTM File functions > Line of intersection between two DTMs.
The output is the same result as the file-based function, but it does not automatically
save the new string file. To save the line of intersection, use File > Save> string/DTM.
4. Open cfill_volume.not.
The report opens in the default text editor.
2. Click and drag your mouse to rotate the solid and view the ore body from different
angles.
Note: Triangulation uses segment numbers. This means that segment 1 will join to
segment 2, segment 2 will join to segment 3, and so on.
5. Choose View > Zoom > Out.
10. On the Tools toolbar, select the Orbit tool , and rotate and zoom in Graphics so that
you have a clear view of segment 1.1.
11. Choose Solids > Triangulate > Extrude and triangulate a segment.
12. In Graphics, select segment 1.1.
13. Fill in the Extrude and triangulate a segment form as shown, and click Apply.
When Triangulate end segment is selected, the end of the new trisolation is closed.
When Triangulate start segment is cleared, the side of the trisolation facing the main ore
body is open. Segment 1.1 is the 'start' segment because it is the segment you selected in
Graphics.
16. Choose Solids > Triangulate > Extrude and triangulate a segment.
23. At the bottom of the object, click a triangle of the new extruded trisolation.
24. Fill in the Renumber an object trisolation form as shown, and click Apply.
If you had allowed the solids to remain as three different trisolations, or if the solid was
not a single hollow object, the report would show validation errors.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 04a_create_and_validate_
solid.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.
Tip: You can also validate your solid using the solids repair functions (Solids >
Validation > Solids repair).
The Solids Repair panel is displayed. The green check mark at the top of the panel
means that the solid is valid.
3. Choose View > Data view options > Long section view.
4. Choose Display > 2D Grid.
5. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 04b_solid_volume.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
File tools
The File tools menu contains several different functions that you can use to filter, classify, transform,
split, combine, intersect, and perform mathematical operations on string files.
For the tasks within this section, the data is displayed in Graphics to help you understand how the
functions work. However, you do not have to view the data to run any of the File tools functions.
String maths
You can use String Maths to perform mathematical operations on string files, such as:
The strings in ore_sections1.str are sectional interpretations of ore zones that have been
digitised from a digitising tablet. The Y field of ore_sections1.str represents the real-world
elevation, or Z value. The Z field of all points on each segment of ore_sections1.str
represents the real-world northing, or Y value. The X field is the real-world easting.
Next, use String maths to convert this data to real-world coordinates by swapping the Y
and Z values.
6. Choose File tools > String maths.
7. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05a_string_maths1.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
Task: Adjust coordinates
You will use String Maths to adjust the easting, or X value of all data in a string file. You would adjust
the coordinates when there are two coordinate systems that are used for a string file or when you
need to correct an error made in the coordinate values when the data was created.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05b_string_maths2.tcl. You
need to click Apply on any forms presented.
Most of the data values are between 1 and 10, but there are a few values above 10. You
will now use String Maths to "topcut", or convert values that are above 10 to the value of
10.
4. Choose File tools > String maths.
Notice that where the D1 value is less than 10, the D2 value is equal to the D1 value.
Where the D1 value is greater than 10, the D2 value has been topcut to 10.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05c_string_maths3.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
Strings 1 to 99 are labelled and displayed in Graphics. The spot height string number
30003 is displayed in the message window.
You will clip the data in soil1.str by string 1 in bdy100.str. String 30003 in soil1.str is the
only spot height string.
8. Choose File tools > Apply boundary string.
Note: When you apply a boundary string to spot heights, only those points that lie
inside or on the boundary are saved. For strings that are not defined as spot height
strings, new points are created where the boundary string intersects the line.
10. Click Reset graphics .
11. Open soil2.str in Graphics.
12. Open bdy100.str in Graphics.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05d_apply_boundary.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
Classify strings
You can use Classify strings to assign a string number based on the value of the Y, X, Z, or description
field. You can also display the data with different colours or line thicknesses.
Task: Colour points by sample values
You will use Classify strings by numbers to display sample values of points in different colours.
14. Select the Legend tab, and expand the Strings legend for samp_classified1.str as shown
below.
The points have been classified and are displayed according to the colour of each string.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05e_classify_strings.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
2D transformations
You can use 2D transformations to transform data from one coordinate system to another. Before
you run this function, you must know what the coordinates of two points are in each of the two
systems. You can also add or subtract a constant value to the Z coordinates between the two
systems.
Task: Transform data to a different coordinate system
You will transform pit1.str into the same coordinate system as pit2.str using 2D transformation. You
will be provided with the coordinate values of the two points in each of the two systems, as well as a
Z correction.
3. Choose Inquire > Report layer extents to show the coordinate extents in the message
window.
Notes:
l Old points are the coordinates of the two points in the existing coordinate
system. New points are the coordinates of the same two points in the
Note:
l If the grids are plane metric grids, the scale should be very close to 1.0. In
this example, there is an error of 0.5 mm in per meter.
l The rotation is displayed in DDD.MMSS format.
first form.
l Shift X is the difference in easting between X1 (old) and X1 (new).
At the top of the screen you can see both pits in the same coordinate system. Notice
transformed_pit1.str has been shifted north and east, and it has also been rotated.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05f_2d_transform.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
Polygon intersection
You can use Intersect polygons to perform an intersection, outersection, or union of two or more
closed segments.
Operation Example of Usage
Determining the area which is common to two closed strings. By intersecting two closed strings you
Intersection produce a string which has one or more segments which represent the area common to the two
strings.
Determining the material which might remain after an excavation is completed, for example the
Outersection
excavation of an open pit.
Joining two strings together to represent the total area of both strings, for example to represent the
Union
shape which will remain after two intersecting pits are excavated.
10. From the Selection menu on the Tools toolbar, click Select Segment/Trisolation.
The area of the segment is shown in the bottom row of the Properties pane.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05g_intersect_polygons.tcl. You need to
click Apply on any forms presented.
Task: Clip ore blocks inside a pit
You will intersect closed, clockwise block model strings at a midbench elevation (135) with a closed,
clockwise midbench contour of a pit design at the same elevation. Afterward, you will display the
clipped strings.
The two files are displayed in Graphics. Some of the ore blocks are outside the pit
boundary.
Note: The file kbb135.str contains strings 1,2,3,4, and 5. The file con135.str contains
strings 1. All strings are at the same elevation.
4. Choose File tools > Intersect polygons.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 05h_clip_ore_blocks.tcl. You need to click
Apply on any forms presented.
Each menu contains commands (or menu items). The commands are located on the menu or on a
submenu. For example, the Plotting menu contains the Autoplot, Plotting window, Plotting sheet
setup window, and Print plot file commands, and it also contains the Entity, Map, Process, and
Plotting colours submenus. Each submenu contains more commands.
The following image indicates that the Blast design and the Main Menu menu bars are displayed.
2. To create a new menu bar, in User Menus/Toolbars, click Menubars, and click New.
b. Hold the CTRL key, and select the Pit Design, Expand segment, and Expand
string folders.
c. Click Copy.
6. Click Paste.
7. In theSave Profile As box, type pit_design.
8. Click Apply.
Note: The new pit_design menu bar “floats” above the Surpac window.
9. Drag the pit_design menu bar to a location where there is some space at the top of the
Surpac window.
7. In Surpac Menus/Toolbars, expand Menubars, expand the Surface design toolbar, and
then expand Pit design.
8. Hold the CTRL key, and select several of the surface design commands as shown.
9. Click Copy.
10. Select the new pit_design toolbar, and click Paste.
11. In the Save Profile As field, type newProfile.
12. Clear the Make default profile box.
13. Click Apply.
Note: To fill in the Command box, you have to click the Ellipsis button and navigate
to a TCL file. Similarly, to fill in the Image box, you must click the Ellipsis button and
navigate to an icon file in the icons folder.
Note: If you have installed Surpac in the default directory, the full path to the TCL
command scripts folder is:
C:/Users/Public/GEOVIA/Surpac/<version>/share/resource/scripts/toolbars/
4. Click Apply.
5. Right-click in an empty area near the toolbars.
6. From the Toolbars menu, select pit_design.
7. Drag the pit_design toolbar to a location where you can clearly see it.
8. To see the tool tip description for an icon on a toolbar, hover the cursor over the icon.
The interface now contains a new set of menus and toolbars that cover the functionality for
processing data from a geological database.
Profiles allow you easy access to all of your customisations.
Task: Saving your customisations to a profile
If you are an experienced Surpac user, you might want to create your own profile to get faster access
to the toolbars, menus, and commands that you need for your work.
1. Make sure that Surpac is displaying the menu bars and toolbars that you use frequently,
and that the menu bars and toolbars that you do not need are hidden.
2. Right-click in the empty space at the top of the Surpac window.
3. From the Profiles menu, click Save.
When you open Surpac again, you can choose the profile you just saved to reload your customised
settings for menus, toolbars and buttons and automatically configure your workspace.
Task: Restoring the default profile
1. Right-click the empty space beside the toolbars at the top of the Surpac window.
2. Click Restore.
3. Press ENTER.
Running the Clear Screen function makes the graphics viewport empty but, unlike the
Reset graphics function, it leaves the data in the layer.
4. Type the alias PS (for Plot Strings) into the Function Chooser.
Note: You can find a complete list of aliases in the files SSI_ETC:short.ssi and SSI_ETC:Surpac.mst.
By clicking once to highlight a field on a form, and then right-clicking, you see options to help you fill
in the form.
l toggle floating
l toggle auto-hide
l close
Toggle floating
The Toggle floating button allows you to “dock” or “undock” the pane. When the pane is docked, it
is fixed to an area of the Surpac window. When the pane is undocked, it floats so you can move it to
any part of the Surpac window. You can also dock the pane by moving it to one of the edges of the
screen, or to an existing pane. To restore the pane to its original position, click again on the Toggle
floating button or right-click on the top part of the pane and click Floating.
Toggle auto-hide
The Toggle auto-hide button enables you to hide the pane so that you have more workspace for
other panes.
When you click Toggle auto-hide, the pane is minimised and attached to the side of the Surpac
window. The following image shows the Properties pane attached to the side of the Surpac window.
To show the pane when it is minimised, move the cursor over the minimised pane. To restore the
pane to its original position, click Toggle auto-hide again.
Close
To close a pane, click the X button in the top right corner.
To restore a pane that you have closed, select View > Dockable windows, and click the pane that
you want to restore.
In the example below, the Tool properties pane was closed, so it is not selected as a dockable
window. By clicking on Tool properties, you can restore the pane to its original position.
To restore the whole interface to its default state, right-click an empty area in the toolbar region, and
click Restore.
6. Choose View > Zoom > In, or use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in.
9. Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in to a drillhole as shown below.
Different sample values are displayed using different colours. These colours are controlled
by a styles table in the database.
10. Click the surpac database icon at the bottom of the screen, and then click Drillhole dis-
play styles.
11. Expand the sample tree and the gold field to see the display attributes for gold.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 06a_display_drillholes_and_
create_sections.tcl. You need to click Apply on any forms presented.
Block models
A block model contains three dimensional spatial data. For example, specific gravity, rock type, and
estimated sample values.
Task: Display, constrain, and report a block model
Next, you will display only those blocks which have a gold value greater than zero, using a
"constraint". A constraint can be thought of as a filter which selects blocks that meet a set
of conditions.
5. Click the block_model icon, and select New constraint.
6. In Constraint type, select BLOCK and fill in the three input boxes below so that the con-
straint is “gold > 0”.
Note: You might need to click and drag the model to see the colours.
13. Choose Block Model > Display > Edge and face visibility.
14. Clear the Display block edges check box, and click Apply.
15. Choose Block Model > Attributes > View attributes for one block.
Note: To add a new report attribute row, right-click below the row and select Add.
The report contains volume, tonnes, average gold (grams per tonne) and aggregate gold
(total grams of contained metal) for each grade range.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 06b_block_model.tcl. You
need to click Apply on any forms presented.
l use the Plotting > Map submenu to create or modify map definitions
l use the Plotting > Process submenu to create the final plot
This section describes Autoplot only. The Plotting Tutorial describes how to create complex plots.
Task: Produce a plot of a pit using Autoplot
6. Use the scroll wheel to zoom out, then click and drag with the left mouse button in Graph-
ics to move the plot outline.
7. When the plot border is positioned where you want it, Press F2.
8. Enter the information as shown, and click Apply.
Note: To see all of the steps performed in this task, run 06c_plotting_with_autoplot.tcl. You need
to click Apply on any forms presented.
References
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