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Originally Posted by
papercruise 
I use Rhino 3D, but not for graphics. It's expensive but I won mine in an art contest.
I use illustrator to get the basic side view down, then import to rhino and build my model, then I manually unfold or unroll each part, make tabs, then export the lines back out for illustrator.
In many cases I will of some of the "graphics" in Rhino as simple lines, which act as guides for illustrator
Aaron said,
"That's what I do. I project the panel lines and markings in Rhino, then either color in the lines in Photoshop, or use the lines as guides for new text or image placement. That's how I assure that everything lines up, even in complicated paint schemes. Especially camouflage."
This is why I would like to find one program to do everything. Less chance of messing up the graphics, and stopping going from one program to another, which always induces the chance for messing up.
Mike