Spatial domains allow users manage spatial data from disparate regions within the one site. The domains are configured within XECUTE Config and applied in XECUTE Client. In Client, when loading a site you select which Domain to load. A default spatial domain is created for each site and is loaded automatically.
Properties of Spatial Domains
Each site, when created, ships with a default Spatial Domain, however a site can have multiple Spatial Domains.
Each Spatial Domain within a site can have its own coordinate system, for example a local grid or the UTM system where the domains may occur as adjacent UTM zones.
A Spatial Domain must have a minimum set of spatial objects to define a valid Material Flow diagram, that is, a topography, block model and pit.
After Spatial Domains are configured in XECUTE Config they can be selected at in the loading screen of XECUTE Client, that is, you select the Spatial Domain for a site when you load it. To change domains you must reload the site into a different Spatial Domain.
External data from a Data Feed In can be associated with a Spatial Domain. Data Feed In types include; Drill Hole, Bucket Position, Machine Position and Schedule Guidance.
The spatial data from all domains in a site will be used in the site's schedule, that is, all tasks will appear in the Gantt chart and the scheduling engine will use all Data Feed In sources for the site.
Spatial objects can be moved between spatial domains in XECUTE Config. Moveable spatial objects include; topographies, block models, pits, dumps, feature layers and data feed in types with spatial data.
When an object is moved from a domain it will no longer be visible in the 3D scene of the origin domain.
While a domain must have a topography, block model and pit, all the items in a pit are associated with the pit's domain; pit shells, activity areas, grade control blocks and mining levels.
Feature layers are also associated with a domain, where the domain is set when the feature layer is imported.
A Resource (equipment) can be used in multiple domains.
The server-side block model cache is now partitioned by Spatial Domains. This has the benefit of reducing the size of individual block model rendering cache files that are downloaded to XECUTE Client.
To create a new spatial domain go to XECUTE Config > Site Settings > Spatial Domain and click
to add a new domain column.
Give the domain a name.
For a spatial domain to be valid it must contain a Pit, a Topography and a Block Model. A warning is displayed if this condition is not met; add items in one of two ways;
Drag and drop items from the Default Domain into the new domain and save changes.
Alternatively, when uploading the required items into XECUTE set the Domain to use on upload.