📄️ Plug-in Settings
Plug-ins are customised modules that provide additional functionality to the Orepath Mining Simulator. If the simulated mining operation is unique or experiences exceptionally complex behavior, plug-ins can be implemented to adjust the behavior to enhance the standard capability of the simulator.
📄️ Setup Settings
The Setup Settings step allows users to specify site-specific parameters under predefined categories, such as Design, Signs and Electricty Grids. Users can create entries for the various types they wish to model, providing a clear and structured approach to managing site-related items.
📄️ Periods
The Periods step allows you to define Period Sets, which are made up of individual Periods. Details on Period Sets and Periods are provided below.
📄️ Lists
The Lists step (present in older builds) allows users to specify site-specific entries under predefined categories, such as Signs and Electricty Grids. Users can create entries for the various types they wish to model, providing a clear and structured approach to managing site-related items.
📄️ Fields
The Fields step allows you to define attributes for mining sources, which can be used later in reporting. By default, the fields DryTonnes and WetTonnes are required, as they provide the material quantity needed to determine the duration of mining tasks.
🗃️ Types
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📄️ Rosters
A roster is a collection of recurring downtimes at scheduled intervals, capturing operational behaviors like shift changes or fly-out days.
📄️ Unplanned Downtime
To better simulate real-world equipment availability, unplanned downtime events can be modeled within simulation runs. These downtimes help assess the impact of unexpected delays on overall performance.
📄️ Time Usage Model
The Time Usage Model is used to define how an equipment’s time is classified according to the operational states recorded during the simulation. It allows users to create time fields/categories and specify which equipment states are included in each field.
📄️ Sources & Destinations
The Sources & Destinations step allows users to spatially designate the specific locations for both digging and dumping activities.
📄️ Items
The Items step is where individual site assets for the simulation are defined. Each asset is mapped to a specific type, which was configured in a prior setup step. Items are organised into two main categories: Mobile and Fixed.
📄️ Subsets
Subsets enable the grouping of items into defined categories, allowing for better organisation and management of assets within the simulation. These subsets can then be utilised downstream in reporting and simulation run setups.