updated readme

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sys.path.append('/c/apps/FreeCAD/bin')
*NOTE* FreeCAD on Windows will not work with python 2.7-- you must use pthon 2.6.X!!!!
3. install cadquery::
pip install cadquery

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Installing
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1. install FreeCAD, version 0.12 or greater for your platform. http://sourceforge.net/projects/free-cad/
1. install FreeCAD, version 0.12 or greater for your platform. http://sourceforge.net/projects/free-cad/.
2. install::
pip install cadquery
3. test your installation::
from cadquery import *
box = Workplane("XY").box(1,2,3)
exporters.toString(box,'STL')
2. adjust your path if necessary. FreeCAD bundles a python interpreter, but you'll probably want to use your own,
preferably one that has virtualenv available. To use FreeCAD from any python interpreter, just append the FreeCAD
lib directory to your path. On (*Nix)::
import sys
sys.path.append('/usr/lib/freecad/lib')
You're up and running!
or on Windows::
import sys
sys.path.append('/c/apps/FreeCAD/bin')
*NOTE* FreeCAD on Windows will not work with python 2.7-- you must use pthon 2.6.X!!!!
Why CadQuery instead of OpenSCAD?