I would say those are about the most common programs to do that work. I use solidworks pretty exclusively for sheet metal blank design. The sheet metal tools in solidworks work very well and are easy to use.
I'm in engineering so yes to Solidworks and its ilk. For things like signs though, I think these days, Adobe Illustrator is what most graphics people use. There's an open source equivalent called Inkscape that is widely used though I think when things get serious Illustrator would be preferred.
I used to use solidworks and it works great for sheet metal, but due the higher costs I have since switched over to Fusion360. It works great and is easier to teach if you are needing to train new guys.
This website or its third-party tools process personal data (e.g. browsing data or IP addresses) and use cookies or other identifiers, which are necessary for its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the cookie policy. To learn more, please refer to the cookie policy. In case of sale of your personal information, you may opt out by sending us an email via our Contact Us page. To find out more about the categories of personal information collected and the purposes for which such information will be used, please refer to our privacy policy. You accept the use of cookies or other identifiers by closing or dismissing this notice, by scrolling this page, by clicking a link or button or by continuing to browse otherwise.