Surpac 6.2 can save you hours per day on complex calculations and provides numerous improvements requested by users. Below are a few highlights from the release, available free of charge as part of your Update Service and Technical Support (USTS) subscription.
Faster, More Robust DTM Creation
An enhanced DTM creation algorithm has been developed which creates DTM surfaces considerably faster and resolves complicated geometry issues.
- DTM creation is now up to ten times faster! The larger your dataset, the more improvement you’ll notice.
- The breakline intersection test now runs significantly faster and displays temporary markers at crossover locations.
- The new algorithm resolves complicated triangle geometry issues which previously prevented DTM surfaces from being created.
Important Enhancements
Drillhole Database:
- You can now specify minimum and maximum values for drillhole labels such as sample values. By viewing only the most relevant data, you can work more effectively and efficiently.
- You can now display drillhole collar labels higher or lower than the collar location.
- The Extract Sample Data function has been improved to allow up to 32 samples to be extracted instead of the previous 10 field maximum.
Block Model:
- Column thickness now includes improved functionality that gives you the option of aggregating values in a column (grams of gold, for example, can be aggregated in a column).
- You now have the option to store advanced geostatistical parameters (useful for resource classification) and optimising parameters of attributes (such as block size) for each block.
General Enhancements:
- 2D Transform DTM is a new function with which you can transform DTM surfaces and 3D solids from one coordinate system to another.
- Digitiser support: the latest USB digitisers using Wintab drivers are now supported.
- And much more...
Synergy Between Systems
Further enhancements have been made to the interaction of data between important systems often used with Surpac:
- Gemcom Whittle™: seamlessly import and export Whittle’s latest block model format, with practically no limit on block model size. Also, block model outputs have been modified to give users the option of including up to 3 decimal places when exporting tonnages to a fixed format Whittle file, and blocks with undefined waste are no longer included in PCAF calculations.
