This procedure allows you to configure the names, abbreviations, and density of the various strata that appear in your underground mine. Also, the appearance of the section is specified by this routine. This information is needed for placing sections on the drawing which in turn are needed for Quantities by Average and Grid Method. If you reconfigure section info of an existing coal section, the sample points placed using the previous section info will become invalid and must be replaced.
The strata of a section can be configured as either individual
or composite. With the individual configuration, each strata has
its own name and density. With composites, each strata is still
named separately but they also are divided into groups that have a
group name and density. The principle advantage to composites is
that it allows you to enter and list out each strata height and
then combine the strata into their corresponding composite category
when generating tonnage quantities.
This command creates a block drawing for the coal section with
block attributes for each strata. The default folder for this .dwg
file is your current SUP support folder which works fine for an
individual user of the section info. To share the coal section with
others, both the section .sc file and block .dwg file should be
stored on a shared network folder. The location of the block .dwg
file is stored inside the .sc file.
Warning: After Configuring Section Info be sure to save your drawing. This will get AutoCAD to update the section Block information. Otherwise there can be a conflict between the version of the Block settings and the *.SC file which Carlson creates during Configure Section Info.
For an Individual Section:
Enter Coal Section Configuration file name
<Drawing_name.SC>: SECTION1 (Or the name of your
choice.)
Mine Name: Enter a name.
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End: C
This name is drawn next to the corresponding height when a section
is located in the drawing.
Enter The Full Strata Name <C>: Coal This name
is used in quantity reports.
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End:
B
Enter The Full Strata Name <C>: Bone
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End:
R
Enter The Full Strata Name <C>: Rock
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End: press
Enter
Enter Individual densities or Composite densities (I/C)
<I>: press Enter
Average wt. of C (Coal) [lbs/ft^3]: 80
Average wt. of B (Bone) [lbs/ft^3]: 150
Average wt. of R (Rock) [lbs/ft^3]: 150
Circle the Coal Section (y/<n>)? Y This
specifies whether a circle is drawn around the section when it is
placed in the drawing.
Plot the Numeric Value Only (y/<n>)? press
Enter
Text Size <6.0>: press Enter
Prompt for entry width (Yes/<No>)? press
Enter The entry width value is used in Quantities by
Centerlines.
For a composite section:
Enter Coal Section Configuration file name
<Drawing_name.SC>: SECTION2 (Or the name of your
choice.)
Mine Name: Enter a name.
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End:
TC
Enter The Full Strata Name <C>: Top Coal
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End:
TR
Enter The Full Strata Name <C>: Top Rock
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End:
BC
Enter The Full Strata Name <C>: Bottom Coal
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End:
BR
Enter The Full Strata Name <C>: Bottom Rock
Enter Abbreviated Strata Name/<ENTER> to End:
press Enter
Enter Individual densities or Composite densities (I/C)
<I>: C
Coal Section Block To Write Specify dwg file name
Define the Composite Categories:
Enter Composite Category/<Enter> to END:
Coal
Average wt. of COAL [lbs/ft^3]: 80
Enter Composite Category/<Enter> to END:
Rock
Average wt. of ROCK [lbs/ft^3]: 150
Enter Composite Category/<Enter> to END: press
Enter
Assign the strata to a composite category:
Enter Composite Category for Top Coal TC (COAL ROCK ):
coal
Enter Composite Category for Top Rock TR (COAL ROCK ):
rock
Enter Composite Category for Bottom Coal BC (COAL ROCK ):
coal
Enter Composite Category for Bottom Rock TC (COAL ROCK ):
rock
Circle the Coal Section (y/<n>)? press
Enter
Plot the Numeric Value Only (y/<n>)? press
Enter
Text Size <6.0>: press Enter
Prompt for entry width (Yes/<No>)? press Enter
The entry width value is used in Quantities by Centerlines.
Coal Section Block To Write Specify dwg file name
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Sample Coal Sections |
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Sample Coal Sections |
Pulldown Menu Location: Works
Keyboard Command: csconfig
Prerequisite: None