Pit Shell

The options on the Pit Shell tab are used to configure the display of the pit shell for the design. You can opt to display the pit shell, select a colour for the wireframe and set the display parameters for the pit shell contour strings.

Display Pit Shell

Select this option to enable the display of the Pit Shell for the design by default. If this option is not selected, the Pit Shell will not be displayed and you can turn it on using the Show Pit Shell option in the Pit Design ribbon.

Default Colour

If you have selected to display the pit shell, you can select a default Colour for the wireframe to be used.

Transparency

Use the Transparency slider to specify the visibility level of the wireframe collar for the layer. The Max transparency setting will render the wireframe collar completely transparent, while the Min setting is completely opaque / solid.

Slope Colour Set

You can optionally select the Slope Colour Set option and use the form button to select the colour set that contains the true dip colour you want to use for the pit shell wireframe.

Clip to Topo

Where information has been entered in the Topography tab, you can select this option to clip the Pit Shell so that no part of the shell is displayed above the defined topography.

Shell Contours

Select the option to configure display of the pit shell contour string/s.

Colour

Double-click the Colour icon, to select a colour for the shell contour string/s.

Line Type / Line Width

Select a Line Type and Line Width from the drop downs to select the style of the shell contour string/s.

Transparency

Use the Transparency slider to specify the visibility level of the shell contours string. The Max transparency setting will render the string completely transparent, while the Min setting is completely opaque / solid.

Spacing

Specify Spacing for the shell contours, or accept the default of 1.

Variable Constraint

Template

The Template button is only available for Template Forms. Template Forms inherit saved or previously used values.

Click the Template button to select and open a saved form set template.

Load Template

Click the Load Template button to select and open a saved template to populate the fields of the form.

Save Template

Click the Save Template button to save the details of the current form as a template that can be loaded at a later time.

Manage

Click the Manage button to open the Template Forms manager which can be used to open, save, delete, import and export the template forms for your project.

Undo and Redo

Click Undo (CTRL + Z) to undo recent changes in the form. After an Undo, click Redo (CTRL + Y) to restore the last change that was undone.

Collapse

Collapse (roll-up) the form to preview a chart, or preview the results of an operation in Vizex, or obtain input values from Vizex, the Property Window, the File Editor, or the Plot Editor.