StarNet v6 manual - Engineering Surveyor

Chapter 4 Options
Note that any data lines before the first “.INST” line are assigned the current Project
Options/Instrument dialog settings values. You can switch back and forth between any
scheme in the Instrument Library as many times as needed. When an “.INST” line is
entered with no identifier name included, subsequent lines will again be assigned the
current Project Options/Instrument dialog setting values.
Working with the Instrument Library Dialog
Open the Instrument Library by choosing Options>Instrument Library. Two kinds of
instruments can be defined, “Company” and “Project” instruments:
� Company Instruments – These instruments are stored in the STAR6.DEF file along
with other company default settings. These instruments are considered public and
can be used by any project. Set up weighting schemes that you think are general and
that any project could use as a “Company” instrument.
� Project Instruments – These instruments are stored in your project’s own PRJ file
(for example, SouthPark.prj) and can be used by that single project only. These
instruments are considered private. Set up any kind of special weighting scheme that
is unique to your project as a “Project” instrument.
Note that when the name specified in an “.INST” inline option in your data file exists in
the library for both “Company” and “Project” instruments, the “Project” instrument
settings will be used by the program during an adjustment.
For projects containing many unique weighting schemes, it is beneficial to define all
instruments as “Project” instruments. This causes the project to be completely selfcontained,
with all its unique weighting schemes stored in its own PRJ file.
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