User Manual

2DBench Tutorial
Creating a Blast Design
This tutorial will take you through the basic steps for
creating a blast design in 2DBench.
Creating a
Blast Design
Generally, you create a blast by working through each of
the modes, represented by the first six buttons on the
toolbar, from left to right. In each mode, several specific
tools are available for creating objects on the screen or
analysing the data associated with the objects. In almost all
cases, the actions defined by the tools are implemented by
either [click] on the desired object, or anywhere in the
design area for global actions.
NOTE: global tools are available any time to assist in
placing objects
[anchor] measure distance & bearing
[hook] lock the cursor to a line
[Home] lock on the nearest object
[End] center all objects on screen
[scroll] move the Design Area window
GoTo move the cursor to a position or object
[Z] zoom in [Shift]+[Z] zoom out
Drilling Holes
[Click] the Hole Drilling mode button on the toolbar
(second from left).
Drill Holes
There are several drilling methods: single hole, pattern,
polygon fill, follow line, and Baseline (from the Tools
menu). You can also place nodes (dummy holes) for
connecting surface delays where there is no blast hole. A
node is placed in the same manner as a single hole.
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