General tab

The General tab lets you determine the type of plot that you want to create, and whether to use a database range to display the plot.

Plot Type

The table below describes the options in the Plot Type section of the General tab:

Plot	Purpose
Database plot	To highlight blocks according to values in a data field in the Main database, for example, if you want to evaluate the waste thickness for each block.
Mine Status plot	To display the face positions for each productive activity at a specific time in the schedule, for example, if you want to see how many blocks have been drilled and blasted at a certain point in the schedule. You may also want to use the Mine Status plot to animate your schedule.
Period Progress plot	To highlight blocks according to their scheduling sequence in the scenario, for example, if you want to verify that the mining sequence is correct.
Schedule Status plot	To display the mining availability of each block as the schedule runs, for example, you may want to animate the schedule so that you can ensure that a particular block is not being mined because a dependency or constraint is preventing the schedule from processing it.

The options that display on other tabs depend on which plot type you select.

Range

If required, select a database range to specify which blocks to include in the plot. For example, if you want the plot to include all blocks in the deposit, select <Deposit>. Otherwise, you can select a range that you previously created or create a new range. See Database range for more information.

Either:

a.	Specify a range for the plot to use. Either:

i.	Select a range from the drop-down list to specify a range for the plot, for example, North Pit; or

ii.	Click Ranges to edit an existing range, or create a new range (see Range Selection window for more information).

b.	Select Ask each time spatial data plot is loaded.

2.	If required, select the Scanning Level. For example, you may want XPAC to scan the lowest level record in your database.

Because spatial data can exist at any database level, ensure that you specify the correct level for the range. The Spatial Data tab provides an option to use the parent object if no object is found at the specified level.