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elvis:
Search the forums and I think you'll find this topic covered in depth several times over.

And in each one I say the same:

I use QCad because it's free.  Although I recommend if people want to play with 3D without the insane learning curve of the big 3D packages like max/maya/blender, that they try SketchUp:
http://www.sketchup.com/

Easy 3D for the masses.  :)

Free online tutorials here:
http://download.sketchup.com/downloads/training/tutorials50/Sketchup%20Video%20Tutorials.html

See for yourself how mind-numbingly easy it is to use.

Mark70:
Gmax is the free software provided by (formerly Discreet, now Autodesk).
 
It's max's little brother.  Same as  3dsmax and Viz, but no render engine.  You'll only be able to model and see it in the viewport.

Maya Personal Learning Edition is free.  It's a full blown version of Maya but has a limit on the image size you can render out, and it watermarks renderings.

The free version of Softimage XSI is called the XSI mod tool.  It's specialized for modding Half Life 2, but I'm sure it's a reasonable facsimile to real XSI.

Wadeduck:
Well my program of choice is ProEngineer but that is because I use it all day at work.  For the rest of the world that does not have access to expensive CAD packages, AutoCad or one of the Free rendering programs noted above should work out great. 

gibble:
thanks for all the ideas guys :)

zudmsc:
Can you use Maya for CAD drawings?  I thought it was for animation and 3D?  Any samples of Maya drawings out there??

Michael

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