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layout characteristics + multiple layers (16 copper, compile time tunable limit) +
smd and through-hole components +
solder mask, paste, assembly drawings +
board size up to 2x2 meter at nanometer precision +
arbitrary amount of routing styles +
Design Rule Checker +
board file formats + lihata (native), geda/PCB's .pcb, kicad's s-expr kicad_pcb +
other native formats + geda/PCB's .fp for footprints (native) +
import formats + gEDA/gaf sch, gEDA/gaf netlist, dsn, edif, kicad old pcb format +
export formats + gerber, png, ps, svg, bom, xy, bboard, dsn, gcode, ipcd356, lpr, nelma +
UI options + gtk2, lesstif (motif), batch (automated processing) +
configurable menus, keyboard and mouse actions +
footprint library + parametric footprints written in any progamming language +
optionally per system, per user, per project libs +
footprints from local files +
footprints from the web (gedasymbols.org) +
scripting + embedded scripting using libgpmi (awk, python, lua, tcl, ruby, perl, php, scheme, lisp) +
layout helpers + basic autorouter, basic autoplace, place objects in aligned grid + asymmetric pin shapes, back annotation tracking, + trace puller, teardrops +
understands internal connections in footprints +
query mini-language for finidng and selecting objects by rules +
misc + flexible configuration system +
support for small screen (800x600) +
strong support for automated processing +
modularity (most code implemented in plugins) +
slim code, reduced external dependency, portability +
+ +More details on some of the features, especially compared to gEDA/PCB. + + +