Importing spatial data from Vulcan or AutoCAD

In addition to other mining data sources, you can also import spatial data from Vulcan or AutoCAD. Importing spatial data lets you visualise and evaluate your mine design.

You will need to export and prepare data from Vulcan or AutoCAD before importing it to XPAC. See Exporting spatial data from mining data sources for more information.

To import spatial data from Vulcan or AutoCAD:

1.	Select File > Import > Spatial Data. The Select Spatial Data Set window displays. Either:

a.	Select an existing data set:

i.	Select a data set from the drop-down list.

ii.

Click OK.

b.	Create a new spatial data set:

i.	Type a name for the new data set that you want to create. A confirmation displays.

ii.	Click Yes.

2.	In the Import Spatial Data window, either:

a.	Select Vulcan (.00t); or

b.	Select AutoCAD (.dxf).

3.	Click Next. The File Selection page displays.

4.	Select files that you want to import. Either:

a.	Select files from multiple folders. For each folder containing files that you want to import:

i.	Click Add Files. A Windows Explorer window displays.

ii.	Navigate to the folder containing the file/s that you want to import.

iii.	Select the file/s that you want to include and click Open.

You can use the standard Shift/Ctrl and click functionality to select multiple files.

b.	Select all files in a single folder:

i.	Click Add Files in Folder. A Browse For Folder window displays.

ii.	Navigate to the folder containing the files that you want to import.

iii.	Select the folder and click OK.

If required, click Remove All to remove all files from the list. Otherwise, select the files that you want to remove and click Remove Selected.

5.	Click Next. The Mapping Logic page displays.

6.	Type the File Delimiter that you want to use, for example, _.

7.	If required, specify the Activity to use for each spatial data entity. Otherwise, XPAC automatically uses the default activity. For example, you can:

a.	Type the name of an activity, for example, "Default";

b.	Type the number of an activity, for example, 0 (the default activity in all XPAC models), or another number representing a valid activity set up in the project.

c.	Type an expression, for example, GetImportFileNamePart(2).

If you are using an expression, it can generate either the activity number or activity name. This value must be an integer number or a string respectively.

8.	Specify the Depth (level) to import data to, for example, you may want to import spatial data to the lowest level record in the database.

Ensure that you specify a depth within the range of 1 – number of levels in the model. Levels that are not considered due to a lower depth number are unavailable.

9.	If you are importing AutoCAD files, specify a single character Layer Delimiter, for example, _. This is used by GetLayerNamePart() XCM functions. See the XCM programming guide for more information.

10.	Specify an expression for each level so that XPAC can evaluate the text for each level and return either a record PIL or a name. This value must be an integer number or a string respectively. XPAC combines the result of each level with a level separator ("/") to form a single path. For each level:

a.	Click in the Expression column. A Browse button displays.

b.	Click Browse. The Edit Expression window displays.

c.	Type an expression, for example, GetImportFileNamePart(2).

d.	Click OK. The Mapping Logic page redisplays.

11.	Click Next. The Preview page displays.

If XPAC encounters any errors, an error count displays at the top of the Preview page. If required, review and correct the errors before continuing.

12.	Click Run. A progress bar displays.

XPAC imports the spatial data as specified.

If any errors occur while importing spatial data, the Event Log will display the details of the failure.