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Troubleshooting Large File Sizes in FreeCAD

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

This had been spammed across about a half-dozen places in my feed so far. WtF does this have to do with hardware, anyway?

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    This is open source hardware.

    Why do you think it's spam? It has only been posted to relevant communities..

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Because it's about software, not hardware.

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