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+Gerber Tools Intro
+==================
+
+PCB CAM (Gerber) Files
+------------
+
+PCB design files (artwork) 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.
+
+
+Gerber-Tools
+------------
+
+The gerber-tools module provides tools for working with and rendering Gerber
+and Excellon files.
+
+