STAR*NET V6 - Circe

Appendix A STAR*NET Tutorial
The sample project that you have just stepped through is a realistic example of a small
two dimensional multi-loop traverse. Note that only a few simple steps are required to
run an adjustment:
Set options for your project
Create one or more data files
Run the adjustment
Review both graphical and listing output
The “listing file” you reviewed by choosing Output>Listing is the final adjustment
report produced from the STAR*NET run. Once a project is adjusted to your
satisfaction, you would normally want to get a printout of this listing for your records.
This file is a text file having the name of your project, plus a “LST” extension. A listing
file named “Trav2D.lst” therefore, was created by running this example.
The listing file can be printed from within the program by choosing File>Print while the
listing window is open and active.
The adjusted coordinates for this project are in a file named “Trav2D.pts” and like the
listing file, can be printed from within the program. Since the points are in text format,
many COGO programs will be able to read them directly.
For your convenience, there is a “Points Reformatter” utility that can be run from the
“Tools” menu. This utility allows export adjusted coordinates to several standard
formats, as well as custom formats defined by you.
Another utility available from the “Tools” menu is a “DXF Exporter” which creates a
network plot in AutoCAD compatible DXF format. See Chapter 9, “Tools” for details on
using both of these utilities.
STAR*NET offers many options and has extensive features not described in this tutorial,
but in general, most adjustments can be performed in the straight forward fashion
illustrated by this example. At this point, you may wish to go back and review the actual
data file used for this example. Note that the “Traverse” mode of data entry is very easy
and efficient. Multiple traverses can be entered in one file, and additional distance and
angle observations can be freely mixed with the traverse data to keep observations in the
same order as your field book.
The remaining examples illustrate more STAR*NET capabilities and data types. Now
that you have a good idea how the program works, the remaining tutorial examples can
be examined with a minimum of explanation.
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