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 FreeCAD-library
 ===============
 
-A library of Parts for FreeCAD.
+This repository contains a library of Parts to be used by FreeCAD. 
+These parts are freely available to download, and are meant to be later integrated into a
+better Parts management system inside FreeCAD itself.
+
+If you are interested in contributing to this library, please ask for write access to this repository
+on this FreeCAD forum thread: https://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/free-cad/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=4205
+
+Each Part should be correctly named, and placed into subdirectories by family or type. They should also
+be available in both .FcStd and .stp formats. They should also be as simple as possible, and parametric
+so users can easily change their dimensions.