Obviously, it is best if you can get the originator of the patent to send you the dxf linework from HIS 3D CAD program, per the Patent Attorney's requests.
That will save you an incredible amount of time, if the inventor already has 3D CAD files.
You are on the right track. I use SWks to create all my products. Hence I already have most of my work already done.
Swks will do the hard part by converting any standard view, section or angled view or exploded view or section view to what you need by creating the Swks 2D drawings (I leave...
Can't give answers for the many PC brands, but I do like my 15" i7 MacBook Pro which runs an nVIDIA DForce 330 and has not had any video issues to date. I ran Dell laptops in the past, but the high end Dell machines are still up around $6000 including tax, and my 15" MBPro was down around $3000...
