I've never done CAD, but I did try 3D modeling and animation in my teens. I was not any good at it. I did slowly improve, but never got to where I could make

I've never done CAD, but I did try 3D modeling and animation in my teens. I was not any good at it. I did slowly improve, but never got to where I could make anything genuinely visually compelling. I got to be okay at working in traditional 2D media, as long as I was working from a reference photo.