Several new elements have been added to the ForestModel language. The repeatselect and repeattreatment elements are convenience features that can reduce repetition and simplify the development of models. Note: These two elements have been removed and replaced with more comprehensive and flexible repeat element.
A new column has been added to the 'destinations.csv' file of the road model. The TURNAROUND column specifies a cost per unit harvest that will be added to the haul cost value. This value is specified on a per destination basis, and is use to account for the turnaround costs of loading and unloading the truck.
Minor changes and fixes:
The TransposeTable had an 'off by one'
error in the column headings which has now been fixed.
Thanks to Rueben Schulz for reporting this error.
The handling of relative path references from within the Matrix Builder has been improved. Previously external files need to be located in the same folder as the ForesModel XML file. The new handling allows external files to be included in to the Matrix Building process by using the relative path reference format. This change increases the flexibility to locate included files in a central folder, and makes models more portable by reducing the need to change drive names or user names when copying models.