Were I contemplating a higher end program (which I am) it would be something that I could expect to bring a return higher than the investment.  I don't do any 3d for profit, or even for anyone else, it's purely for fun. 

But, I'm considering TurboCad Pro 18, as I'm still in contact with the shop I retired from after I  retired from full time work.  I still get called on to stick my head in on some of the projects they get, and the customers are willing to pay for drawings, should they have any made.  Beyond that, hobby level, hobby cost.  I look at the higher end programs and realize they're not much different from the CAD programs in one respect, the more capability, the longer the learning curve.

D.

The "I" in Doric is Silent.