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wsimpso1

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The time has arrived, I need to start doing some CAD on my flap and primary control stuff and the landing gear mounts so that I can get all of these parts made.

I am fluent in SolidWorks but do not have a seat available to me at work and it is way too pricey for me to even consider. I understand that Rhino is the way I should go for whole airplane design, but $800 to design and produce prints for the stuff I am doing seems extravagant.

I am looking for something that works like SolidWorks, allows you to create templates, works in inches, etc.Free CAD seems OK, but seems to be stillborn right now.

So, what would you recommend and why that program?

I appreciate your attention...

Billski
 
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