I do a lot of CAD work and 3D modelling on my aging HP. Which iMac would best suit?

I do a lot of CAD work and 3D modelling, (Sketchup), on my aging HP. Which iMac would best suit my needs ?

I agree with RRFS.
If you can afford it, Custom spec out and purchase the best components for your iMac.
Custom order the fastest i7 CPU, custom GPU (if you can afford it order the 2 GB VRAM GPU, otherwise get the 1 GB VRAM GPU), add the custom largest SSD.
Purchase 16 GBs of RAM or more (the new iMacs can take up to 32 GBs of RAM) from online memory suppliers like Crucial memory or OWC. They are cheaper to buy RAM from.
iMacs are not designed and are not user upgradeable for components other than RAM.
Purchasd the best you can afford now as it will be much harder to get what you really needed later.
Also, I highly recommend with whatever iMac purchase you make, you budget for 3-year extended AppleCare.
iMacs have, somewhat, a regular component failure history. I believe that these failures are due to how much warmer iMacs run than anything else. Purchasing and having extended AppleCare will give you peace of mind and free warranty service for three years.
Good Luck on whatever you decide.

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