Posted 12/20/2010 21:19 (#1497726 - in reply to #1497698) Subject: Re: Google Sketchup- Digital Cocaine and Twice as Addicting
You could get the personal use version of Pro/E for under $200 I believe (I paid my student version $125). It has all the same capabilities as the commercial version, but it is not compatible with it, which is a pain when you need to send drawings for laser cutting.