I used Solidworks at my previous company and moved to a company using Solid edge. I was sceptical at first but have got to say have been really impressed with its functionality and intuitiveness. the sheet metal module is second to none and it has excellent drafting capabilies. You should think...
Maybe you should take a look at the newly released Teamcenter Express which is part of the UGS Velocity series. It looks to be Teamcenter, but preconfigured for simple installation. Looking at the literature, it supports multi cad platforms
