Index: work/doc/debian/desc.txt =================================================================== --- work/doc/debian/desc.txt (revision 13615) +++ work/doc/debian/desc.txt (revision 13616) @@ -1,10 +1,54 @@ -Description: Printed circuit board layout tool - pcb-rnd is a tool designed to layout printed circuit boards. This tool was - originally based on gEDA pcb, so it supports all the basic features you would - expect, plus much improved functionality such as: +Description: Modular Printed Circuit Board layout tool + pcb-rnd is a highly modular PCB (Printed Circuit Board) layout tool + with a rich set of plugins for communicating with various external + design tools and other EDA/CAD packages. . - - support for additional input/output formats, such as kicad - - a parametric footprint generation system - - support for asymmetric pins - - a mini-language for querying and selecting objects + Feature highlights: + - subcircuits, pad stacks + - flexible footprint model; unrestricted pad shapes + - arbitrary copper, silk, paste and soldermask objects + - sophistiated, flexible layer model + - flexible/universal polygon model + - any object, even polygons, can have a clearance within a polygon + - advanced mil and mm grid, with support for mixed unit design + - strong CLI support + - static footprints and parametric (generated) footprints + - query language for advanced search & select - layout optimizers such as teardrops and a trace puller + - footprint library from local file systems, http and board files + - netlist management: imported and as-built; back annotation + - design rule checker + . + File formats and compatibility: + - text based, tree structured native file format + - gerber (export) + - KiCad, s-expr format boards (read, write) + - KiCad, s-expr format elements (write) + - KiCad, legacy text format boards (read) + - tEDAx footprints (read, write) + - tEDAx netlist (read) + - Autotrax (protel) pcb boards (read, write) + - Eagle xml format boards (read) + - Eagle binary format boards (read) + - Eagle DRU files (read) + - Mentor Graphics Hyperlynx (read/write) + - gEDA/PCB (read, write) + - Specctra DSN (partial import/export, for freerouting.net) + - flat EDIF netlist (import) + - HPGL plot files (import) + - openSCAD colored 3d model script (export) + - ltspice netlist+footprint info (import) + - Mentor Graphics Design Capture netlist+footprint info (import) + - MUCS unixplot (partial import: lines, vias) + - gEDA/gschem netlist+footprint info (import) + - TinyCAD netlist+footprint info (import) + - breadboard assembly drawing png (export) + - BoM (Bill of Materials; export) + - dxf, 2d drawings (export) + - fidocadj board (export) + - gcode (export) + - nelma (export) + - PNG, JPEG, GIF (export with photorealistic render option) + - postscript: ps, eps (export) + - svg (export) + - xy: template based, multi-format footprint/coord list (export)