Importing a block model from a csv file

Hello, Yuliana

In any software, where block model represented as set of parallepipeds, for each block always specified it's dimensions. In MM this fields named as coordinate fields with prefix "_". Without this field software don't know how large is block and can't load it or calculate reports (but still can be loaded as points).

Search for this fields in initial file (you will see this field by values in content, by names). If model is factored, so block dimensions are same in one direction. If model are subblocked - then here different dimensions for each block.

Yuliana,

If your block model is a regular block model (ie all of the block dimension are the the same for that dimension) it is easy to add additional fields in Micromine (File | Modify) and to populate those with the appropriate values. If your dimensions fields are East, North and Elevation add three fields _East, _North and _Elevation. When you add the fields you can specify a default value, say 10 for _East, 25 for _North and 5 for _Elevation then your model will have blocks of 10 x 25 x 5. If you have an irregular model (because the blocks in the original model have been sub-blocked you will need to have this dimension information in the original csv.

If the model is from a third party that gave you too little information to construct the model on import an easy trick is to load it as points (Watch out for large models, I would load with a filter Au>1 etc, to avoid a crash) to inspect the model before adding the size information.

From the points you can see if it is rotated, sub-blocked, or regular, and measure the block size. Also if you happen to just be viewing the block model points may get you along way, as "view blocks as centroids" is one of the view options! Of course without the size info no block model functions will work like tonnage calcs and assigns.

After you have determined the model is fixed size, go to modify file and insert the "_" fields and fill in the "start" with the block size and "increment" with 0, the 0 fills all records with 10(insert your size). As shown.

If rotated do the step above then Modelling>Block Model Tools>Convert Imported Data to Block Model. FYI the form says you can overwrite the import but I don't think it actually works.

Thanks everyone, shortly after I posted it became clear that I just simply had to add the dimension fields as columns and specify the block model dimensions and it worked. I meant to delete my question but I will leave it up in case anyone else has this problem, thanks for all the responses!