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YTNUKLR,
Looks great. While I don't use SW, I do that sort of stuff everyday with Keycreator (formerly Cadkey). When it was time to upgrade our CAD software a few years ago, I decided that I didn't need the parametric modeling that SW offered, and went with Keycreator instead. (I may be regretting that decision now)

FWIW, I'm a manufacturing engineer, and get the opportunity to take sketches made by the owner/designer (and yes, they are sketches), convert them into solid models, run them through Mastercam, design the tooling, and put them on the VMC's for prototyping and eventual production. My job is probably 75% desk work and 25% shop work, and I'll tell you that I like the shop work just as much if not more. Sitting in front of a computer doing solid modeling, quotes via Excel, production schedules, etc., doesn't compare to actually making a part and being able to hold it in your hands.

Good luck,
Jim
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