Stages

If you are creating a multi-stage model in RocTunnel3, you need to define the Number of Stages in the Project Settings dialog.
To define or edit the Stages:

1. Select Analysis > Project Settings
2. On the left side of the dialog, select the Stages tab.
3. Set the Number of Stages.
4. Insert a stage before or after the selected stage using the Add Before Stage or Add After Stage buttons.
5. Remove any selected stage using the Delete Stage button.
6. Enter a unique Name for each stage.
7. Click OK.

Number of Stages

If you are creating a new model, then simply enter the Number of Stages in the edit box or use the spinner control to increase or decrease the number. The grid in the dialog will be updated to reflect the number of stages. You can then enter user-defined stage names.

If you are editing an existing model and you want to add or remove a stage from the end of the current list of stages, then you can change the Number of Stages to the desired number. Stages will be added or deleted from the end of the current list of stages.

The maximum number of stages allowed is 999.

Stage Names

The stage names can be customized at any time in the Project Settings dialog.

Edit Stages

If you are editing an existing model and you want to add or remove stages starting at some intermediate stage, then you must use the Edit Stages option.

To add stages:

1. Click on a stage.
   
2. Select the Add Before Stage or Add After Stage buttons to insert the desired number of stages before or after the selected stage.
   
3. After stages have been created you can name them as required.

To delete stages:

1. Click on a stage.
2. Click Delete Stage