Thanks for the info Autodesk Inventor looks great and is user friendly but the $800.00 price tag is scarry as hell and thats with an instant $200.00 savings. I wish I was in school so I could use the free student version to see if its worth the hefty price tag as the 30 day trial wont be long enough for me to build any real skills with the program. It will end up being a $3,500.00 investment for the software and 3d printer. I am going to have to start saving I guess. I could buy a cheeper printer and software but in my experience you get what you pay for so cutting corners will probably cost me more in the long run.
This is the printer I have in mind.
https://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html