STAR*NET V6 - Circe

Chapter 3 USING STAR*NET
3.1 Overview
The list below summarizes the sequence of tasks you generally follow when creating a
project and performing adjustments with the STAR*NET program:
Open a new project.
Set options describing your project.
Create one or more input data files containing observations and control points.
Run the adjustment.
If errors or warnings were found, check the error listing for specific details.
Edit your input data files to correct any errors found.
Rerun the adjustment until there are no errors.
Display the network graphically on your screen.
Review the output listing.
Repeat the edit-run-review cycle as needed to get satisfactory results.
Print output listing, coordinate information and plot diagrams.
This chapter briefly describes the steps in running a typical STAR*NET adjustment.
Subsequent chapters will cover these topics and specialized features in detail.
3.2 How STAR*NET Handles Output Windows
Before going on, a word should be said about how window sizing and placement is
handled by STAR*NET. The size and location of the main program window as well as
all the output windows (listing window, plot window, etc.) are remembered! You have
full control of the size and location of these windows, and therefore you should set them
the way you feel is most convenient for you. When you exit the program and later restart
it, all the windows locate and size themselves the same way.
For example, the output listing file window is one that you will always view, therefore
you should make it as large as possible vertically and as wide as the output listing text.
Once you do this, it will stay this way. You should also choose a convenient size and
location for your plot window.
Note that you can leave output windows open while you edit data and rerun an
adjustment. Output windows (listings and plots) that are left open, will automatically
regenerate to show the newly adjusted results.
See Chapter 7, “Viewing and Printing Output” for more details on output windows.
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