Edit Materials defines materials to be created and edited. Materials can be applied to a stockpile element allowing material characteristics such as Density and Repose angle to be used during calculation of the volume and tonnage of a stockpile. For example specifying a material with a specific Repose Angle will affect the calculation of the base width when calculated from the specified height. This will alter the volume and therefore the tonnage.

Default materials can be modified or new materials added.

Stockpile Modification

Once a stockpile is created, handles can be used to modify or manipulate the element. Refer to Handles.

Parametric Dimensions

In addition to the handles, parametric dimensions are also represented by on-screen dimensional values when selecting the Stockpile using the Element Selection tool. Refer to Parametric Dimensions.

Stockpile Merging

If Stockpiles are placed so that they intersect, rule based merging allows the correct calculation of volumes and tonnage.