3d Rendering...

[tim]

I use ProEngineer Wildfire 2.0 for a CAD class at school. It is pretty easy to use and has some pretty cool features. You can make assemblies of different parts and test stress points with given loads. It has a huge catalog of bearings/bolts/nuts/retainers/pins/etc.. so you dont have to create everything on your own. The cheapest I have found it is $149 for the student edition, so it isnt very cheap but worth it in my opinion. My text book came with a 90 day trial version and I will definitely purchase it when the trial runs out. I have also used Mechanical Desktop but it is not as advanced.