It is really difficult to compare with just one persons experience because once you are familiar with one the other is a lot easier. You would have to compare equivalent courses with first time learners.
Bob
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Yeah. Ain't you supposed to be doing homework or something like that? Dumbass canewbies wandering loose on the internet. You too jb.
Phil,
At your age you don't have time to master either program. Do yourself a favor, save a few thousand dollars, get a copy of Alibre. For your requirements it should be fine.
Of the two programs you are scrutinizing, Inventor is the choice for you. You don't need Professional. I have no idea why you think it's hard to learn. It's intended for, was designed for lowest common denominator catalog part placing users and is the choice for high school or college freshman year labs. Think of it as an enterprise level Lego assembly virtual prototyping and visualization environment. It wouldn't be too bad a deal for if you could buy it for fair market value but it can't be purchased except bundled with four thousand dollars worth of AutoCAD. No one in their right twenty-first century mechanical design mind would pay for AutoCAD.
If this is for learning purposes and you have some Inventor training the student version of Solid Works or Inventor is under $150 each.
Bob
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