fp2anim 1 | 2016-12-27 | pcb-rnd manual
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### NAME

> fp2anim - convert a gEDA/PCB footprint to animator script

### SYNPOSIS

> `fp2anim [options] [inputfile]`

### DESCRIPTION

> fp2anim converts a footprint to a script that can be run through animator(1). It's main use is to have a automated, light-weight footprint preview generator on hosts where installing pcb-rnd would be too expensive (e.g. on web servers).

> If inputfile is not specified, fp2anim reads its STDIN for the footprint.

### 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
> --diamond | draw a small diamond to mark at footprint origin
> --annotation types | turn on annotation types; types is a string that may consist "pins" for pin numbers, "dimname" and "dimvalue" for dimension names and values and "background" for drawing a background under annotation text

fp2anim 1 | 2016-12-27 | pcb-rnd manual
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