Benefits or Arcs over Drawtools

• Over large distances Drawtools becomes inaccurate - Arc corrects this by using curved lines that take into account the curvature of Earth.
• Arc allows for better rendering of links across the dateline in the Pacific which wreaks havoc with Drawtools and Niantic field rendering.
• Arc will only display your crosslinks when asked to (greatly reduces Intel lag).
• Arc can record your crosslinks, allowing you to zoom in to find the smallest crosslinks and then it can display them as Drawtools to be seen at any zoom level.
• Arc understands link directionality and thus can be used to obtain the number of keys required for each portal in a field plan.
• Arc calculates link distances and can show the minimum portal level and link amplification mods required to make the link.
• Arc has use of a parser which can generate Drawtools, vanilla Intel links, and various other useful pieces of information.
• Arc allows for much more customisation of the lines drawn on Intel: eg. Line colour and width.

Installing Arc

1. Arc is an Enlightened only tool. If you are here it is likely you already have it installed. If not, get it here.
2. Arc has a built in Arc Autodraw - this requires the IITC bookmarks plugin to be installed
3. Arc works best with the IITC cache viewed portal details plugin installed
4. Arc has a bug and feature discussion Telegram chat here

Making an Arc

Because Arc knows portal details including name and coordinates, you need to select the portal with your cursor in order to be able to add it to Arc.

The 'A' button on the left of the screen will start/end an arc. Additionally, the keyboard shortcut alt + a to start/end an arc is very helpful. Finally, the "start arc/end arc" text in the portal options can also be used.

Once the first portal has been selected the 'A' button will be highlighted red to indicate that the arc is currently underway. Simply select the end portal for the link and use any of the above again to complete the link.

View the Arcs list

Pressing the "L" button on the left or clicking "Arcs List" will bring up a dialogue with the following

• A list of all your Arcs with the ability to edit the order and link direction
• The ability to change the colour of any new Arcs
• An import/export function
• A draw tools export
• A link to export your Arcs list to the Parser
• Some helpful hints and tips
• A clear all reset button

Tip: Single click on any portal name to load that portals info. Double click to go to that portal.
Tip 2: Change the Arc colour then left click the colour block to the left on the Arc list to change that Arcs colour.

Changing Link Order

You are able to change the order of the links in the Arc list by dragging the '=' icon or using the arrows to move the link up or down by one position.

Changing Link Direction

You can change the link direction by clicking the double ended arrow between the start/end portal names in the Arc list.

Removing an Arc

Arcs can be removed in the following ways:

• Right click the arc on the screen.
• Left click the arc and select "Remove Arc"
• In the Arcs list click the "X" on the right of the list

All arcs can be removed with the "Clear arcs" option at the bottom of the Arcs list.

Arc Options

Left clicking an arc shows the following popup.

This is useful for quickly getting the arc portal details or travelling to the end portals.

An option to render a great circle is available. This will render a circle following that arc path around the Earth taking into account its curvature. This is great for planning layers on really large fields. Remove this great circle by right-clicking it.

Finally clicking on the link distance will display the range calculator that can be used to check if it is possible to make the link.

Anchor Shift

You can move all Arcs to another portal using the Start/End Anchor Shift option

Arc Parser

The Arc Parser can show in a more readable format, key requirements for each portal, range calculations and various other CSV data.

Exporting into Drawtools

Drawtools is shown in Arc list popup. It is easily available to give to agents without Arc.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure your Bookmarks script is up to date
• Join the Telegram for more help!