Dennis,
Here is a test you may want try to see if you want to spend some more $.
Just sketch something up and see if you can just use the wizards or maybe Lazycam ( Kristen can help you
(couldn't resist Kristen
)
or whatever to do what you want. So your working manualy but also using the advanatages of wizards to do the hard stuff
( like milling a circle manualy). Then see if the add-ins will add to that and are worth the value for you.
Just some thoughts,
RICH