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What's the easiest 3D CAD software to learn and use?

I have some consumer product ideas I'd like to prototype and potentially have mocks created for. Any recommendations for how I should get started and what software I should use? I'm trying to decide which of these packages that work with ZCorp's 3D printers to try: SolidWorks Maya RapidForm 3D Studio Viz Pro/ENGINEER SketchUp Alias Form Z CATIA RasMol Raindrop GeoMagic VectorWorks 3D Studio Max Rhino Inventor Mimics

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1. I would go with the original (which you neglected to list)... AutoCAD.
2. Rhino or Solidworks (Rhino is way cheaper). You didn't state if you have any prior experience in product design. If not, keep coming up with the ideas and HIRE someone to do the CAD work. If you really want to learn the software, consider the possiblity that the product idea may be obsolete by the time you are able to create a single model.