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+FlatCAM: 2D Post-processing for Manufacturing
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+(c) 2014 Juan Pablo Caram
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+FlatCAM is a program for preparing CNC jobs for making PCBs on a CNC router.
+Among other things, it can take a Gerber file generated by your favorite PCB
+CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing. But there's more.
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