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The library is a simple container for FreeCAD (.fcstd) and STEP (.stp) files. You can download it The library is a simple container for FreeCAD (.fcstd) and STEP (.stp) files. You can download it
anywhere and import its files in your FreeCAD projects. Inside the library, there is also a FreeCAD anywhere and import its files in your FreeCAD projects. Inside the library, there is also a FreeCAD
macro (PartsLibrary.FCMacro) that you can edit (you must change the path to your Library) and macro (PartsLibrary.FCMacro) that you can place in your FreeCAD macros folder. That macro creates
place in your FreeCAD macros folder. That macro creates a browser window inside FreeCAD, from which a browser window inside FreeCAD, from which you can easily add the parts by double-clicking them.
you can easily add the parts by double-clicking them.
Sharing your models
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The macro also allows gives a couple of other possibilities,such as adding new objects to it, and
sharing your objects with others. To be able to share, you will need the python-git package
installed on your computer, and an online git repository you have permission to write to. The
easiest way to obtain that is using the "fork" button on top of this github page.
Once you have made your fork, you will get an URL from it, that you can use in the macro's
config dialog. After that, once you have saved your models to the library, you can push them to
your online git repository, and, if you wish, make a pull request on this page to see your
models integrated to the official library.