STAR*NET V6 - Circe

3.3 The Menu System
Chapter 3 Using STAR*NET
STAR*NET menu items are arranged so that you work from left to right when creating
and running a project. First you use the File menu to open a new or existing project.
Then you set specific project Options, prepare one or more Input data files, Run your
adjustment, and finally, review the Output listing and plot.
The Tools menu item offers additional utilities described later in Chapter 9.
Buttons on the tool-bar provide quick access to the “most-used” menu functions:
a b c d e f g h i j
a. Create a New Project
b. Open an Existing Project
c. Set Project Options
d. Create or Edit Input Data Files (Right-click the button to edit current file)
e. Run an Adjustment (The “e” indicates that error propagation is to be performed)
f. List Errors (When indicated by a red “!” button)
g. View Output Listing File
h. View Network Plot
i. Preview a Text File or Plot (As it would appear printed)
j. Print a Text File or Plot
3.4 Opening a Project
Create a new project by choosing File>New Project or by pressing the New tool button.
Browse if required to a folder where you want to create the project. Enter the name of the
project (with no extension) and press Open. For example, if you enter the project name
SouthPark, a new SouthPark.prj file is created which will contain options for the your
new project.
Open an existing project by choosing File>Open Project, or by pressing the Open tool
button. Browse if required to the folder containing your project. Highlight your existing
project’s “PRJ” file and press Open – or simply double-click the existing “PRJ” file.
Alternately, if your project is one you recently worked with, open it by selecting its name
from the “recent projects” list at the bottom of the File menu.
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