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+This is a simulation script for designing the flexure plates.
+
+To run it, you'll need to install my pyFrame3dd wrapper:
+
+https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/calischs/pyframe3dd
+
+then run 
+```
+python flexure_stiffness.py -M visualize
+```
+to see a matplotlib visualization, or run 
+```
+python flexure_stiffness.py -M simulate
+```
+to run simulations with the default values.  Example commands are included in CMD.
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