FreeCAD has come a long way since then, although it still has a pretty steep learning curve. Once you get the paradigm of it, though, it's manageable. I use it

FreeCAD has come a long way since then, although it still has a pretty steep learning curve. Once you get the paradigm of it, though, it's manageable. I use it most days, and am very happy with it. Although I'm not an actual designer and I don't have a great deal of experience with other CAD software.