From bc532997aecc60f5a939f9ca6ba55dd3eae27a42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hamilton Kibbe Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 22:00:03 -0500 Subject: Add feature support table per #9 --- doc/source/about.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/source/about.rst') 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) `_, -`ODB++ `_ , or `Excellon `_ -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) `_, +`ODB++ `_ , +or `Excellon `_ 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 -- cgit