yeah sometimes sticking eith what works - even if it's a bit less easy to use - is the best choice.

what cad program are you using ?

Depending on how your mind works - openscad might be worth a try.
It's all I use, but while my mind works in 3d I lack the bit of brain that translates that 3d into 2d for manual drawing. So traditional cad just doesn't work for me.

Openscad is brilliant as I just tell it what i want and it draws it for you. Once you learn to break the world down into basic shapes, you'd be amazed what you can design.