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diff --git a/doc/source/about.rst b/doc/source/about.rst index 1bb354c..85e7184 100644 --- a/doc/source/about.rst +++ b/doc/source/about.rst @@ -1,29 +1,31 @@ About PCB Tools =============== -PCB CAM Files -~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -PCB design (artwork) files are most often stored in `Gerber` files. This is -a generic term that may refer to `RS-274X (Gerber) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber_format>`_, -`ODB++ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ODB%2B%2B>`_ , or `Excellon <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellon_format>`_ -files. These file formats are used by the CNC equipment used to manufacutre PCBs. +PCB Tools provides a set of utilities for visualizing and working with PCB +design files in a variety of formats. The design files are generally referred +to as Gerber files. This is a generic term that may refer to +`RS-274X (Gerber) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber_format>`_, +`ODB++ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ODB%2B%2B>`_ , +or `Excellon <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellon_format>`_ files. These +file formats are used by the CNC equipment used to manufacutre PCBs. -PCB Tools provides a set of utilities for visualizing and working with PCB design files -in a variety of formats. PCB Tools currently supports the following file formats: +PCB Tools currently supports the following file formats: - Gerber (RS-274X) - Excellon -with planned support for IPC-2581, IPC-D-356 Netlists, ODB++ and more. +with planned support for IPC-2581, ODB++ and more. -Visualization -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -.. image:: ../../examples/composite_top.png +Image Rendering +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.. image:: ../../examples/cairo_example.png :alt: Rendering Example -The PCB Tools module provides tools to visualize PCBs and export images in a variety of formats, -including SVG and PNG. +The PCB Tools module provides tools to visualize PCBs and export images in a +variety of formats, including SVG and PNG. + + Future Plans |