Preferences

The preferences menu can be accessed to change how ARC looks and feels. There are several options in this menu, each is documented and explained in further detail by hovering over the question mark next to the respective option.


General Preferences

  • Full Screen:
    Enable this option to run the ARC application in full screen mode.
  • Debug Show Time:
    Set the duration for which the debug messages are displayed, in seconds.
  • Do not show Debug Popup:
    Check this option to disable the debug popups from appearing.
  • Adjust Drag Sensitivity:
    Set the sensitivity level for dragging actions within the application. You can also specify a different sensitivity when the shift key is held.
  • Prompt for Servo Profile when loading projects:
    Enable this option to be prompted to select a servo profile when loading projects.
  • Override and Always prompt for Servo Profiles when loading projects:
    Check this option to always be prompted to select a servo profile, overriding any default settings.
  • Do not display exit confirmation when exiting:
    Enable this option to skip the confirmation dialog when exiting the application.
  • Show Tutorial Link Window when ARC loads:
    Check this option to display the tutorial link window each time ARC loads.
  • Default EZ-Script edit mode:
    Select the default script editing mode from the dropdown menu. Options include Javascript.
  • WaitForSpeech() minimum confidence value:
    Set the minimum confidence value for the WaitForSpeech() function. This value is a decimal between 0 and 1.
  • Do not prompt to remove controls from project:
    Enable this option to skip prompts when removing controls from a project.
  • Enable Auto Backup:
    Enable this option to automatically backup your project. You can set the interval in minutes.
  • Auto arrange skill padding:
    Set the padding value for auto arranging skills within the application.
  • Enable auto subscription refresh:
    Check this option to automatically refresh your subscription status.


Proxy

The proxy menu allows configuring how ARC will interact with a proxy server on the network. If you prefer, the Windows System Proxy settings can be configured, which will override this setting. For educational institutions or large networks, it is easiest to not use this menu and configure the proxy across Windows using the Windows option.


Bit Designer

When designing robots using 3D printable bits, or when viewing the automated instructions to build a robot. These are the colors for the bits and the interface. The two times these colors are used are when building a robot in the Robot Designer, or by viewing Robot Build Instructions.


Window Theme

ARC colors can be adjusted for a specific theme look and feel. The default color scheme is DARK, which is designed to be energy efficient and provide eye strain relief when using ARC for long periods. When ARC is first loaded, you are prompted to select a default scheme. The scheme you have selected can be altered here.


Audio

This is an advanced menu for configuring EZB audio settings. These values should not be changed or EZB audio streaming will be affected. If you are unsure of the values, press the Defaults button or change the pre-buffer size to 20000 and packet size to 256.