FIRMWARE - v14

firmware                    d | h | f | t

Function

Turn on particular Windows GDI capability.

Parameters

d

Switch on firmware dashing on so that all future dash patterns will be displayed using the Windows GDI.

 

 

h

Switch on firmware cross-hatching and pattern fills on so that all future hatching or filling will be displayed using the Windows GDI.

 

 

f

Switch on firmware solid fills on so that all future polygon filling will be displayed using the Windows GDI.

 

 

t

Switch to enable visualization of all annotation and dimension text using Windows fonts.
The FONT command has also been extended to allow  definition of Windows fonts instead of Eagle fonts and each time a FIRMWARE T is issued an automatic redraw is invoked to ensure current display of the appropriate font set.

 

Examples

firmware d

firmware t

Notes

The default startup for Eagle is to use firmware for Dashes, Hatching and Fills whilst the default for fonts at startup is to use Eagle SOFTWARE fonts.   
The setting can be reversed using the SOFTWARE command.

 

See also

dash, hatch, software, text, font, Windows Fonts