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Try this one:
Price.....FREE!!
Fully functional flagship program for a month.
After that reduced functionality, but still really good for hobby work.
A true solid modeling program. I have been using it
for 3 years or so professionally. It has 95% of the functionality of much more
expensive packages. Which I have also used professionally. It just keeps getting
better. You can spend from $0 to $3K on this package depending on what you need
it to do. I have the full blown do everything package and will probably get the
CAM package as well. I'm not selling it and I don't get a royalty from it. It is
just a damn good product that gets better every year, and the people running the
company have the right attitude.
Goggle sketchup is OK.....just not a real 3D
package.
It may take you a while to get used to Alibre, but
I promise it will be worth the effort. If you are going to invest time in
anything it should be something that will allow you to move forward and grow in
your ability. Learning some of these other 2D packages is like learning how to
use punch cards....its easy.....but....why bother. If you model in solids, you
can get a part weight and all the physical constants like moment of inertia, and
volume. Pretty handy to have.
The power of these tools is in how it will
eventually allow all of us to leverage each others skill. Also how it will allow
us to have parts manufactured in small runs to exacting standards. There was an
article in the last kitplanes featuring this package and a laser cut panel.
spend some time looking at what you can have done
after you model your parts for very reasonable prices.
FREE CAD!!!!! 3D solids. not crummy old dumb
AutoCAD that you can't do anything with after you draw it. In Alibre the drawing
is based on the part....change the part and the drawing updates. No redrawing
required.
Monty
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