NAME
fp2preview - generate a preview for a library footprint
SYNPOSIS
fp2preview [options] [inputfile]
DECSRIPTION
fp2preview invokes pcb-rnd to generate a preview image of a library footprint. Its main use is to have a automated, light-weight footprint preview generator using a static linked pcb-rnd (e.g. on web servers).
OPTIONS
- --photo
-
draw the footprint in "photo realistic mode"
- -p
-
same as --photo
- --grid unit
-
set grid unit e.g. to mm or mil
- -g unit
-
same as --grid
- --mm
-
use an mm grid instead of a mil grid; shorthand for -g mm
- --annotation types
-
turn on annotation types; types is a string that may consist "pins" for pin/pad numbers, "dimname" and "dimvalue" for dimension names and values and "background" for drawing a background under annotation text