diff --git a/src/freecad_to_gazebo/conversions.py b/src/freecad_to_gazebo/conversions.py
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+import FreeCAD
+from math import radians as _radians
+
+
+def deg2rad(d):
+    '''Converts degrees to radians'''
+    return _radians(d)
+
+def flt2str(f):
+    '''Converts floats to formatted string'''
+    return '{:.6f}'.format(f)
+