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I'm sure you know this, WinDoze is merely a perjorative term for Windows, commonly used by folks that are not delighted with Microsoft. Some folks don't care for the racheting upwards of hardware requirements just to run software they used to use.Never heard of WinDoze. I have used a program called Windows for many years with no issues. Currently running Windows 10 with Solidworks and numerous other demanding CPU/GPU programs. Maybe you should try Windows instead of that knock-off program you are running.
Our house is multi platform. We only have a single Windows computer, which is rarely used, typically for things that are windows only. Mostly Linux here.
I use FreeCAD for my 3D design work. It's a heck of a learning curve, but it is mostly ok. The interface is not quite as polished as others, however it is functional. I downloaded it from the repository, built it, and started to learn it. Using the videos on YouTube I became somewhat functional.
The price is free. This is good, because I cannot justify paying big bucks for something for casual use. It's not all peaches and cream, but it is a reasonable solution for me.
They (FreeCAD) maintain an active forum and surprisingly have been quite helpful. (Some open source forums can be hostile to new comers.). I needed a huge life size print of a book tree I designed and didn't have access to the correct page size. They showed me how to create the new page size and sent me a template for the page. FreeCAD is multi platform (Windows, Apple and Linux and Arm) and a download away from trying.