I'm using Rhinoceros. It is a CAD program, not designed for paper modeling but for products design tho. I'm self taught, so I really don't know every thing and what every tools use for in there. Just enough to get what I need done. Beside designing paper model with it. I can rework the same 3d models and redesign them for plastic production model, or 3d print them out for resin and vinyl casting. That's something I actively trying to get into. Rhino 4.0 I paid $700 sale price, a whole lot cheaper then Autodesk Inventor for $8K+, 3ds Max or Maya for about $4K+(?). Although I only paid $400 for my original Maya 8.5 at ebay, I still like Rhino more.
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