Open Pit Design 101

Load topography data for open pit design by importing shape files and creating a digital terrain model. Visualize elevation using a 3D wireframe with z-based color coding.

Clip topography by digitizing a small string polygon, generate a wireframe from the topography, and align z-values to produce a smoother, focused design view.

Transform geological and block models into an ultimate pit shell using a pit optimizer. Apply social, hydro, and technical constraints to design toe, crest, berm, slope, and ramp.

Clip a design area from the topography with a rectangle mask. Drop it onto the surface and save as a dtm to shape the pit.

Apply geotechnical constraints to pit design by using wireframes and variable constraints to enforce slope limits, validate geometry, and visualize multiple ramp scenarios.

Design an open pit ramp using topography, set width to 15 meters, and a 10 percent gradient, with automated alignment as the pit turns.

Explore adding a switchback to a ramp in pit design, adjusting inner, center, and outer radii, and adding a flat section to navigate site constraints.

Open pit design 101 introduces the auto build pit tool in micro mine to quickly generate a pit, set target elevation, benches, and bench area to preview the final pitch.

design an ultimate pit by digitizing a top view, projecting elevations, and shaping ramps, switchbacks, and platforms that integrate with the topography.