Leon wrote:

but as you can
imagine, Carrara is vastly more powerful.

... I'll add that it took me 3 down loads, 3 installs, and 2
uninstalls before verions 6 & 7 came out. I did not like it, it was a bit
to cartoonish and I hated the line weights. But then I made program
settings changes and actually learned the program and now I probably have 5
versions of AutoCAD LT that are collection dust.


Choosing 3D design software for your woodworking endeavors could be
considered the equivalent of choosing the right type of joint for a
woodworking project.

And, "vastly more powerful" is not always necessary, or even desirable.

Take face frames as an example. There are a number of joints available
to the face frame maker, some "vastly more powerful" than others, but
damn few, like lowly pocket hole joinery, that exhibit "just the right
amount" of power/strength to get the job done well, are easy to use and
quick to employ, are cost effective, and are conveniently accessible to
even the most neophyte of wooddorkers.

Add that the power of pocket hole joinery is not necessarily evident in
its initial instance, but becomes increasingly so in its application to
the casework (project).

IOW, it is not inconceivable that the lowly SU is to 3D design software
for the wooddorker, as the lowly pocket hole joinery is to the face
frame maker. g

I'm now going to bow out of any fruitless discussions regarding what
software will do this or that, or won't do what ... and leave it at
"choice" is good, and what works for one, will not necessarily do so for
the other.

....LOL!

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