Activity Area Annotations

With annotations on the Activity Areas tab, you can display key schedule or reserve information directly on activity areas in the 3D scene. This is useful for reviewing progress, validating inputs, or communicating plan details visually.

What annotations show

Annotations are text labels anchored to the centroid of each activity area. They can display any combination of:

Principal fields (e.g. Volume, Mass, Density)
Activity fields (e.g. Activity Area (name), Pit, Mining Level, Mining Status)
Custom text and formatting

Each annotation is governed by a rule, which defines what text to show, how it’s styled, and which areas it applies to.

Examples

General annotation for areas scheduled before a certain date with high mass

Rule	Property	Value
General Annotation	Annotation Expression	ActivityArea + NewLine + Resources + NewLine + CStr(Mass) + NewLine + MiningLevel
Filter Expression	Last Finish Period Is less than13 Mass Is greater than140,000

Rule

Property

Value

General Annotation

Annotation Expression

ActivityArea + NewLine + Resources + NewLine + CStr(Mass) + NewLine + MiningLevel

Filter Expression

Last Finish Period Is less than13

Mass Is greater than140,000

Activity-based annotations

Rule	Property	Value
Drilling Metres	Annotation Expression	ActivityArea + " — " + "Metres: " + CStr(Metres)
Drilling Metres	Filter Expression	Activity EqualsDrilling
Mining Grade	Annotation Expression	ActivityArea + " — " + "Au: " + CStr(Au)
Mining Grade	Filter Expression	Activity Equals Mining

Annotation editor

In Client > Activity Areas tab, on the Annotations list, select Annotation Rules to open the editor.

The editor includes a list of annotation rules, which are sets of conditions that control when and how annotations are displayed. Each rule is a row, and each column represents a configuration of the rule.

Manage rules

Use the options to create and configure rules.

Option	Description
Add	Creates a rule.
Expression Editor	Opens the expression editor, used to create an annotation or filter expression – controlling what’s shown on the annotation and which activity areas are affected. For more information, refer to Properties below.
Format Editor	Opens the format editor, used to style the annotations. For more information, refer to Annotation style below.
Remove	Removes the rule.

Rule properties

Property	Description
Annotation Expression	Defines the text shown on each annotated activity area. Expressions can reference: Principal fields (e.g. Au, Mass) Activity fields (e.g. MiningLevel, ActivityArea, Pit) The NewLine constant to insert line breaks Use straight quotation marks (" ") for raw text, and the + operator to combine strings. Use functions like CStr() to convert numeric fields to strings. For information about fields and expressions, refer to Field References.
Filter	A filter expression that determines which activity areas receive the annotation. Filters use logical conditions and can reference any mapped field. Conditions can be grouped and nested for complex logic. If an activity area matches multiple rules, it inherits the annotation from the first applicable rule. Use the Filter Editor to build expressions. For more information, refer to Build filter expressions.

Property

Description

Annotation Expression

Defines the text shown on each annotated activity area. Expressions can reference:

Principal fields (e.g. Au, Mass)
Activity fields (e.g. MiningLevel, ActivityArea, Pit)
The NewLine constant to insert line breaks

Use straight quotation marks (" ") for raw text, and the + operator to combine strings. Use functions like CStr() to convert numeric fields to strings.

For information about fields and expressions, refer to Field References.

Filter

A filter expression that determines which activity areas receive the annotation. Filters use logical conditions and can reference any mapped field.

Conditions can be grouped and nested for complex logic. If an activity area matches multiple rules, it inherits the annotation from the first applicable rule. Use the Filter Editor to build expressions.

For more information, refer to Build filter expressions.

Annotation style

Each rule also defines styling options, including font, size, alignment, angle, text and background colour, and whether the annotation scales with zoom level.

Text
Font	Defines the font used for the annotation text.
Style	Applies Bold, Italic, Underline, or ~~Strikeout~~ formatting.
Size	Sets the size of the annotation text.
Appearance
Horizontal Alignment	Positions the annotation text box to the Left, Centre, or Right of the activity area.
Vertical Alignment	Positions the annotation text box to the Top, Middle, or Bottom of the activity area.
Angle	Sets the rotation angle of the annotation text box.
Text Colour	Defines the colour of the annotation text.
Background Colour	Defines the background colour of the annotation box.
Scale with Zoom Level	Controls whether the annotation text box scales as you zoom in or out. If enabled, the annotation rotates with the scene and remains anchored to the activity area surface. Before and after applying the Scale with Zoom Level option

Create an annotation rule

To create a new rule:

Go to Client > Activity Areas tab > Annotations .
On the annotations list, select Annotation Rules.
Create a rule, then enter a name, define its expressions, and set up a style.
Close the dialog.

Apply and view annotations

Once a rule is created, select it on the Annotations list to apply it.

Annotations can be toggled on or off per rule, giving you control over what’s displayed in the scene.

Tips for annotation setup

Use NewLine in expressions to format multi-line annotations.
Combine fields with text for clarity (e.g. "Mass: " + CStr(Mass) + "t").
Use filters to apply rules only to specific benches, pits, or activity types.