Creating a Pit Feature

  1. From the Surface Mine section of the action bar, click Pit .
  2. Select the ultimate bottom plane of the pit.
  3. Enter the value for the Default Bench Height, for example [place holder for bench height value].
  4. Determine the number of benches, select Up to Terrain to process the number of benches as per the terrain you select.
    Alternatively, you can enter manually the value for the Number of Benches.
  5. Click Ok.
Next step: Defining a Pit Phase from a Surface.