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 ## About dotSCAD
 
-I've been using OpenSCAD for years and created some funny things. Some of them include several important ideas and details. To prevent forgetfulness, I decided to [write them down](https://openhome.cc/eGossip/OpenSCAD/). Some examples developed in the documentation are useful so I elaborate them into this library.
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+I've been using OpenSCAD for years and created some funny things. Some of them include several important ideas and details. To prevent forgetfulness, I decided to [write them down](https://openhome.cc/eGossip/OpenSCAD/). Some examples developed in the documentation are useful so I elaborate them into this library.
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+The idea of the name dotSCAD comes from the filename extension ".scad" of OpenSCAD. 
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