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Re: CAD programs for Macs - Suggestions, anyone?

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Originally Posted by TheModMaster8 View Post
You could try Google SketchUp.
If you genuinely have no other option-- you don't have the expertise necessary to learn a real CAD program in time, your computers can only run that, or whatever, then this might be worth considering. But since you're just coming off a season, now is the perfect time to plan to use CAD for the coming season, including finding the resources to get a proper MCAD program. SketchUp is fine for quickly laying out ideas or space diagrams, but it doesn't play nice with anything. Start the job the right way with Creo or Solidworks or Inventor or Solid Edge (thought preferably one of the first two). You'll save yourselves the headache later.
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