Show of hands… who’s using Solid Edge for their design software …crickets… yeah, I didn’t think so.
Solid Edge is a competitor to Solidworks (although you’d never know it) with similar capabilities. I’d like to bring your attention to the Solid Edge Community Edition, which is free for personal use and available “to any active maker, CAD enthusiast or design challenge competitor interested in using CAD to bring their ideas to life.” The License does not expire, and the only limitations that I have found compared to the full product license, is that any files you create cannot be opened in the commercially licensed product and any drawings created will print (paper or PDF) with a water mark. It even comes with Keyshot for rendering. I am in no way affiliated with Siemens or Solid Edge, I’m just a long time user that wanted to bring attention to this great resource.