StarNet Users

[North Pointe]

Ron Sawyer (aka. Mr. StarNet) has recently made my survey data management a much more productive & enjoyable experience.
He has enabled his StarTDS stand alone conversion routine to deal with Traverse & Sideshot data in Carlson .rw5 files created by the COGO Module - it's not perfect,
but given the fact that previously it did not work at all & the differences between a Carlson COGO created .rw5 vs. a TDS file, I'm impressed.

It still requires inserting a Mode header line at the top of each file as follows:
MO,AD0,UN0,SF1.0000000000,EC0,EO0.0

For some traverse data where you have BD-FD-FR-BR, or I suppose BD-FD-BR-FR, the BS,BC data is omitted if there has been a previous setup with the same
backsite there, as for example in the following line:
BK,OP106,BP6
You need to add the following to complete the line:
,BS,BC0.0000
Then the data line would be correct, as follows:
BK,OP106,BP6,BS,BC0.0000

It runs great then.

I wrote a couple of VB Macros to hand edit/paste in these 2 as needed in MS Word & I'm one happy camper now.

How many StarNet / Carlson users are there I wonder?
I started using StarNet in 1995 for SPC jobs only.
I use it for virtually everything now - the more I use it the more new uses I find & Ron keeps making it easier to use, while adding new features.
He's added full StarLev abilities for my Pro version, updated the manual, & upgraded my StarTDS for free, & these minor upgrades are free for all users - not bad, huh?
And where else except Carlson can I pick up the phone & get real time customer support (solutions) for my problems.

Hey, here's a tip, especially for the new users of StarNet.
I love paper, reading it that is, vs. the online help files & I'll steal every second I can get away from the computer screen, as long as I can be productive.
Somehow I've never had room around the desktop clutter & keyboard for the large 3-ring binder Ron distributes.
I have Kinkos scale the .pdf down to the size of my other software manuals, seperate each of the manuals with a bright yellow card-stock, & bind it with a spiral for
under $35.
It takes up no room, you'll use it more, & learn new uses.


Ric Carroll, PLS
North Pointe Surveying

[James Shaw]

Ric:

Thanks for the info. I've been a long-time Star*Net user too and the
company I currently work for has finally gotten into the swing of it. Since
almost all of our work is dependent on SPC we use it rather extensively. I
have even used Star*Net as a tool to assist in boundary determination. For
anyone who has not tried using Star*Net for boundaries but has interest in
it, remember, Star*Net is a computational tool, so you have to carefully
examine your application of it so that you still uphold the law of evidence
and the legal principles involved in boundary solution. With proper
judgment and coding the results can be very rewarding.

We have not looked at the StarTDS routine as of yet, but your posting has
given us reason to consider it. Thanks.

James Shaw
G.W. Stephens, Jr. and Associates, Inc.


"North Pointe" <info@north-pointe.com> wrote in message
news:1103_1054844580@news.carlsonsw.com...

Ron Sawyer (aka. Mr. StarNet) has recently made my survey data management
a much more productive & enjoyable experience.
He has enabled his StarTDS stand alone conversion routine to deal with
Traverse & Sideshot data in Carlson .rw5 files created by the COGO Module -

it's not perfect,

but given the fact that previously it did not work at all & the
differences between a Carlson COGO created .rw5 vs. a TDS file, I'm

impressed.

It still requires inserting a Mode header line at the top of each file as
follows:
MO,AD0,UN0,SF1.0000000000,EC0,EO0.0

For some traverse data where you have BD-FD-FR-BR, or I suppose
BD-FD-BR-FR, the BS,BC data is omitted if there has been a previous setup

with the same

backsite there, as for example in the following line:
BK,OP106,BP6
You need to add the following to complete the line:
,BS,BC0.0000
Then the data line would be correct, as follows:
BK,OP106,BP6,BS,BC0.0000

It runs great then.

I wrote a couple of VB Macros to hand edit/paste in these 2 as needed in
MS Word & I'm one happy camper now.

How many StarNet / Carlson users are there I wonder?
I started using StarNet in 1995 for SPC jobs only.
I use it for virtually everything now - the more I use it the more new
uses I find & Ron keeps making it easier to use, while adding new features.
He's added full StarLev abilities for my Pro version, updated the manual,
& upgraded my StarTDS for free, & these minor upgrades are free for all

users - not bad, huh?

And where else except Carlson can I pick up the phone & get real time
customer support (solutions) for my problems.

Hey, here's a tip, especially for the new users of StarNet.
I love paper, reading it that is, vs. the online help files & I'll steal
every second I can get away from the computer screen, as long as I can be

productive.

Somehow I've never had room around the desktop clutter & keyboard for the
large 3-ring binder Ron distributes.
I have Kinkos scale the .pdf down to the size of my other software
manuals, seperate each of the manuals with a bright yellow card-stock, &

bind it with a spiral for

under $35.
It takes up no room, you'll use it more, & learn new uses.


Ric Carroll, PLS
North Pointe Surveying