diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+*.stp,[[:space:]]*.step,[[:space:]]*FCStd filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.FCBak
\ No newline at end of file