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How many of you use or have used this? I just realized I can use this to design all my parts for my Plasma table I'm building. Not sure what kind of limitations/restrictions it has though.
What is it, Charley? The only E-Machine I am familiar with is a budget PC.
I've looked at them about 2 years ago. Her's what I found:
1. Their CAD tool is a joke, compared to Solidworks, Alibre, or even SketchUP
2. They're REALLY expensive per part, until you get to large part counts
3. Their lead times were well into multiple week range
Overall, I decided to join a makerspace (NextFab in Philly) and then outfit my own shop (which is almost complete: I have a CNC mill, a metal lathe [which I will be CNC-ing shortly], a welder, and am now getting a 3d printer).