Navigate
The most useful function of HydrStar is Navigate. This routine is used to
stake out points.
Click on the Navigate button from the main menu. You will be asked what
method you would like to use for staking out the points. The choices are:
Enter Coordinates; By Point Number; and By Station and Offset. If you
know the coordinates of your destination point, pick this option and enter the
Northing, Easting and Elevation when prompted. If the point you want
already exists in your coordinate file, pick By Point Number and enter the
point number of this point. To do By Station and Offset, you must have a centerline file in the
C:\Data directory and specified in the Project menu. You will be prompted for what station and what
offset you want staked.
Once HydroStar knows what point you are staking out, the plan view showing your barge appears on
screen. The stakeout point shows up as a circular target. If you don’t see the target, it is off the
screen. Hit the Zoom Out button until you can see it.
