woodomain

I'm on the verge of buying an Ultimaker 2, my first leap into 3D printing after checking all the reviews of different manufacturers over the past 2 years. A few questions please: I am concerned that suddenly Ultimaker is getting very popular and hear they are a small company. Will I have problems with delivery and support? I have tried sending several emails over the past week. Not a very good start. I'm completely new to computer aided design. What easy software would you recommend that exports to Cura? Sketchup? I envisage making simple rectilinear and cylindrical components in rigid and flexible PLA. What is the wattage of the U2? I just want to calculate electricity consumption. Is it too ambitious to hope this printer will accommodate metal type filaments in the near future or does that take a different kind of printer? Thanks.