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If you've never really played with any of the CAD programs, you may benefit from downloading some of the truly free ones and just get familiar with the basic functions like drawing lines and circles, so that you won't spend any of the trial period getting your feet wet with the very basic functions. And start with just simple 2d drawings until you get comfortable with that, then learn the 3d commands. If you have any manual drafting experience, this will go pretty well. Don't be intimidated by the complexity and versatility of some of these programs. You won't start off using them to their full capability anyway. You can work up to it on an as-needed basis.
I kind of like SW and MasterCam myself, although presently I have no use for them in my manual shop. I do any drafting I need for fixturing or projects in good old ACAD.
I kind of like SW and MasterCam myself, although presently I have no use for them in my manual shop. I do any drafting I need for fixturing or projects in good old ACAD.