Underground+Open pit

Every hole.
Every millisecond.
In order.

Import your drill data and TiePlan draws the timing plan, catches duplicate delays before they print, and hands you the full blast pack, ready to sign.

7-day free trial · credit card required · cancel anytime

6documents per pack
3steps to print-ready
100%offline capable
∞saved plans

Two modes, one workflow

Built for how your site blasts

The same import-to-print flow for underground and open pit, with the tools and documents each method actually needs.

Underground

Rings, stopes & tie-ups

Ring-by-ring charge sections drawn from your drill data, with the firing sequence laid out the way a shotfirer reads it.

  • Per-ring charge tables
  • Tie-up arrows between holes
  • N/C holes marked
  • Duplicate-delay checks
  • Pan, zoom & 3D rings
  • Stope layout
Open pit

Benches, rows & relief

Click one hole and TiePlan times the whole bench, then shows which way the muck throws, down the delay field toward the open void.

  • Auto-delay by echelon
  • Contour timing
  • Blast-direction arrows
  • Burden & spacing columns
  • Stemming & subdrill
  • Drag-in DTM surface

How it works

Drill data to signed-off pack

Three steps, under five minutes. No spreadsheet to rebuild every blast.

  1. 01

    Import your holes

    Drop a Deswik export, or any CSV. TiePlan finds the columns for you. Map an unusual format once and save it as a profile.

  2. 02

    Set timing & charge

    Delays and tie-up, charge parameters, boosters and detonators. Or auto-delay a whole open-pit bench from one hole.

  3. 03

    Review & print

    The canvas shows every hole, so you catch duplicate delays before they print. Then send the full pack in your branding.

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Features

Precision, from import to print

Every check and detail a blast engineer expects, handled before the document ever leaves your screen.

Import any drill data

Drop a Deswik export or any CSV. TiePlan auto-detects hole ID, ring, collar, depth and charge. Map an unusual format once in a live-preview screen and save it as a reusable profile, then the next import from that source is a single click.

Timing & tie-up

Set delays, draw the tie-up between holes and mark N/C holes underground. Or pick one hole and auto-delay a whole open-pit bench by echelon or contour, with relief arrows showing which way each row throws.

Duplicate-delay checks

TiePlan validates the whole pattern in real time, flagging duplicate and out-of-sequence delays as you work, so a timing mistake is caught on screen in the office, never on the bench or underground.

Charge, boosters & detonators

Enter charge parameters, boosters and detonator positions per ring or row. Powder factor, charge density and explosive mass update live, with burden, spacing, stemming and subdrill columns for open-pit benches.

See it in 2D & 3D

A timing canvas you can pan and zoom, plus a full 3D view of the rings or bench. Relief arrows, delay heatmaps and a firing simulation play the blast back millisecond by millisecond so the sequence reads at a glance.

Print the branded pack

Six formatted, print-ready documents carrying your logo and language. Rename labels and checklist items to match your site. Works fully offline, across multiple windows, with team seats, roles and shared settings.

The document pack

One import, six documents

Print any of them on their own, or the full set at once, plus a live on-screen blast analysis tool as you plan.

Cover page01
Timing plan02
Charge plan03
Log sheet04
Shopping list05
Checklist06

Pricing

One plan. Every mode.

A single annual licence for the whole site. Scale it to your team, and try it free for 7 days.

TiePlan Pro · annual
$5,000/ year

Site Champion licence · $5,000/yr · that’s you included

Add engineer seats + $1,000 / engineer / year
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  • Underground & open-pit timing plans
  • Six-document pack, no watermark
  • Unlimited saved plans
  • Works offline · multi-window
  • Your branding & language
  • Team seats, roles & shared settings

7-day free trial · credit card required · cancel anytime

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Common questions

Good to know

Everything a shotfirer, engineer or site admin usually asks before the first blast.

Does TiePlan work for both underground and open pit?
Yes. It's one product with two modes, not two tools to learn. Underground gives you ring and stope timing plans with tie-up arrows, per-ring charge tables and N/C holes. Open pit adds bench auto-delay, relief arrows and the burden, spacing, stemming and subdrill columns. You switch mode in Settings and every document adapts. Your drill data stays the same.
How does open-pit auto-delay work?
Pick a starting hole and a firing direction, set your inter-hole and inter-row delays, and TiePlan times every hole for you. Choose echelon for a straight free face or contour for a curved one. Relief arrows show which way each row throws, and any duplicate or out-of-sequence delay is flagged on screen before you print.
Does it work underground with no internet?
Yes. Once you've signed in, TiePlan runs entirely on your computer. Your plans, settings and printed documents never leave the machine. You only need a connection to activate your licence the first time and for the occasional licence check, so it keeps working on a laptop taken underground or out to a remote pit.
What files does it import? Does it work with Deswik?
It reads CSV exports from Deswik and any other drill-design package. It finds the standard columns on its own, like hole ID, ring, collar, depth and charge. If your export uses different names, you map them once with a live preview, then save that as a profile so the next import is a single click.
What documents do I get from one import?
Six, ready to print: cover page, timing plan, charge plan, log sheet, shopping list and checklist. Print one on its own or the whole set at once, each with your logo and language. Blast analysis, like powder factor, charge density and the timing and energy spread, is a live tool on screen, so the numbers update as you tune the plan.
Can I put my logo and wording on the documents?
Yes. Upload your logo once in Settings and it appears on every page. You can rename document labels, headers and checklist items to match how your site does things, and switch the whole app and printed pack between languages, so a plan reads in the words your crew already use.
How is this different from a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet is a blank page. You build the layout, formulas and print format yourself, then fix them every time a standard changes. TiePlan reads your drill data directly, draws the timing plan for you, catches duplicate delays and loading errors as you work, and hands you six formatted documents ready to sign. There's nothing to rebuild for the next blast.
Is my blast data stored in the cloud?
Only if you want it to be. TiePlan is local-first, so your plans stay on your machine and nothing uploads on its own. That's why it works with no signal underground. If you want a plan backed up or opened on another device, you can save it to the cloud on demand. Licence checks send only an anonymous device fingerprint, never your blast data.
Can several engineers use it on one site?
Yes. A site admin invites engineers, sets their roles, and shares branding and document settings with everyone, so every blast on site follows the same standard. Each person signs in with their own account on their own device, and you pay per seat. Add or remove seats as the crew changes.
How do pricing and the free trial work?
Every account starts with a 7-day free trial of the full product, no watermark. After that it's a base subscription that includes the first seat, plus a small per-seat price for each extra engineer. Add seats as the team grows, or ask us for a quote on larger sites and purchase-order billing. Cancel before the trial ends and you won't be charged.
What happens when my subscription ends?
The app stops accepting new logins on that device, but nothing is deleted. Your saved plans and CSV files stay on your machine. Renew any time to pick up where you left off, and if you're mid-programme, email support before it lapses and we'll sort out a grace period.
Does it handle metric and imperial units?
Yes. Set your site's units once and every input, column and printed document follows, whether that's metres and kilograms or feet and pounds. There's no manual conversion to do.
How large a pattern can it handle?
Anything from a single development ring to a full production bench of several hundred holes. The timing canvas, duplicate-delay checks and 3D view stay smooth, and the documents split across pages on their own when you print.
Can I open the same plan in two windows?
Yes. Open a second window and your holes, delays, charge and drawings stay in sync within about 150 ms, while each window keeps its own view, zoom and camera. It works on a plain file as well, with no server needed.
Do you help with setup or training?
Every account comes with guided setup and the two-minute walkthrough, and the mapping and settings screens are built to explain themselves. For a site-wide rollout we'll run a short session with your team. Just ask.
Which explosives and detonators can I use?
Set up your own explosives, boosters and detonator types once, each with its delay number, and they flow straight into every charge table, shopping list and timing plan. The pack matches exactly what your magazine stocks.