Phostoshope is the same program on Windows and Mac
AutoCAD is not the same as solidworks
I have been to local engineering firms..and ..almost everyone of them uses autodesk or windows products..i.e. LDD, MechDesk, ArchDesktop, Inventor, 3dStudio, ect
And Autodesk inventor is for industrial work....I dont think youhave seen all the capabilities of it
go to
www.autodesk.com to learn about it
Gabe G.