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Blast Alliance Release Notes

Stay up to date with the latest enhancements to Blastmap, BME’s powerful blast design software.

With each update, we’re improving your ability to plan, design, and analyse both surface and underground blasts, with greater precision and efficiency. Check out the latest features, optimisations, and improvements designed to take your blasting operations to the next level.

Release 3.126

Product: Blastmap | Xplolog

New Features

  • Implemented a front-end feature for obtaining quotes.
  • Introduced block merging functionality.

Performance Improvements

  • Optimized performance of user controls.
  • Enhanced search functionality.
  • Improved rendering of DXF surface map points.

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved an issue affecting licensing in version 3.125.22.
  • Addressed a bug where planned information was not correctly converted to Blastmap holes.
  • Corrected the default layout display.
  • Fixed the Xplolog save button to prevent multiple presses.
  • Ensured accurate explosive calculations during imports.
  • Improved handling of base charge values to prevent null errors.
  • Fixed an issue where the 3D block outline was not always displaying correctly.
Release Date: April 19, 2025

Release 3.125

Product: Blastmap

Canvas Drawing Improvements

  • Enhanced Layer Report and Working Plan Rendering:
    • Uses DPI settings from User Preferences > Graphic Defaults.
    • Ensures sharper and more accurate visuals.
  • Text Quality Improvement:
    • Recommended minimum DPI: 150 for optimal clarity.
  • Trimmed Canvas on Fit Screen Reports:
    • Extra spaces in images are now automatically trimmed.
    • Maximizes drawing space for better presentation.
Release Date: March 12, 2025

Release 3.124

Product: Blastmap

Enhanced Screen Recording

  • Improved Recording Features:
    • Play Recording: Instantly review your recorded videos.
    • Open Folder Location: Quick access to saved recordings.
    • Attach to Email: Share recordings with a single click.
  • Recording Quality Control:
    • Adjustable quality settings in User Preferences.
    • Higher quality for crisp visuals or lower quality to reduce file size.
  • Bug Fixes: Minor fixes.
Release Date: March 4, 2025

Release 3.113

Product: Blastmap | Blastmap Surface | Blastmap Underground

Blastmap Underground

  • New Underground Designer:
    • Shape Designer with grid for visual assistance.
    • Cut Designer: Design, save, and reuse cuts.
    • New Tabs:
      • Perimeter: Design perimeter holes.
      • Shaft: Design shafts.

Blastmap Surface

  • Fire-Time Contouring Enhancement: Added Direction of Rock Movement.
  • Hole Properties Update: New customizable hole types available in User Preferences.
  • Hole Import Enhancement:
    • Re-import and merge holes with an open design.
    • Adjusts existing hole locations, deletes missing holes (marked as annotation), and adds new holes.
  • Bug Fixes: Small adjustments.
Release Date: February 28, 2025

Release 3.112

Product: Blastmap
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Burden Relief Contouring: Now correctly displays hole locations.
    • Prediction Point Labels: Fixed disappearing labels when rotating a block.
  • Xplolog Sync Issue: Block list now updates correctly when Xplolog login credentials change.
Release Date: February 20, 2025

Release 3.111

Product: Blastmap
  • New Feature: Burden Relief
    • Displays burden relief directly on the design canvas.
    • Contouring option available.
  • Performance Enhancements
  • DXF File Import: Improved functionality.
  • New Report: Technical Drawing Report
    • Renders only holes and labels.
    • Faster rendering and better page space usage.
    • Recommended for printing regions.
  • Mouse Wheel Enhancements (Available in all modes):
    • Scroll: Zoom in/out.
    • Click and Drag: Pan view.
  • Other Updates:
    • Logo removed from design canvas and hole side view (still present in reports).
    • Updated help file and added online user guide.
  • Bug Fixes: Minor fixes.
Release Date: June 5, 2025
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