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10-19-2009 #1
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I would go with SolidWorks if you can. Nothing beats dimensionally accurate 3D, especially if you want to have parts done with CNC or Waterjet. The shop can work direct from your digital parts. Also, many people forget you can easily flatten SolidWorks into a 2D print, and it is faster to get there in most cases than if you had used AutoCAD. Rhino is still the coolest, but the program is mega dollars.
At the risk of being non-PC, find someone in design school . . . there is always good bootleg copies floating around. SolidWorks is pretty intuitive to teach yourself . . . Rhino is at a higher level. I spent the 500 to go to their school, and it still took me a year to become decent at it.
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