STAR*NET V6 - Circe

Chapter 9 Tools
By default, the precisions used (number of places beyond the decimal) for coordinates
and elevations are controlled by the “Default Precisions” settings existing in the Project
Options/Other Files dialog when the adjustment was last run. However, you can define a
different precision if you wish. To specify two places beyond the decimal for a northing
definition for example, “N0.2” would be entered rather than just an “N” definition. Or
perhaps you want elevations rounded to the nearest foot or meter written to your
converted file. Just enter is “Z0.0” rather than the normal “Z” definition. The example
illustrates defining coordinates exported to two places and elevations to one place.
p n0.2 e0.2 z0.1
If you want your output items formatted in columns rather than separated by only a space
or comma, do this by appending a “field width” to each definition character. For
example, if you want your point names, northings, eastings and elevations lined up in
column widths of 10, 15, 15 and 9 spaces respectively, and using default precisions, you
would enter either of the following format definitions:
p10n15e15z9 (using the actual column width value)
p10 n14 e14 z8 (or a space plus the remaining width)
You can use this field width value with the P (or R), N, E, H and Z definition codes.
When you use a field width with the “P” point name code, the name string will be left
justified in the field width. When you use a field width with the alternate “R” point name
code, the name string will be right justified in the field. Northings, eastings and
elevations, when defined with a field width value, are always right justified.
When using field width values for northings, eastings and elevations as shown above, the
decimal precision is controlled by the “Default Precisions” settings existing in the
Project Options/Other Files dialog when the adjustment was last run. However, as
previously described, you can also enter explicit precisions. Simply attach the desired
precision to the field width. If we want a 3 place precision for northings and eastings,
and 1 place for elevations, the example lines above would look like this:
p10n15.3e15.3z9.1 (using actual column width value)
p10 n14.3 e14.3 z8.1 (or a space plus remaining width value)
It is recommended that you actually use a space separation between defined column
widths as shown in the last line above. First, the definition is much easier to read. But
more importantly, if for one reason or another a coordinate value is large enough to fill
the entire field width, the space in the format definition is guaranteed to create a space in
the output rather than allowing the output values to run together.
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