You used to get a free copy of photoshop LE with the purchase of a Wacom tablet or something similar.

I looked and that is still the case. So for $58 you can buy photoshop LE brand new and get a free wacom! 😉
Check amazon.com
It's ususally cheaper than buying photoshop LE alone. (by about $20)

Here is a link describing the difference between the photoshop and photoshop elements (or photoshop LE).

Difference Between Photoshop and Photoshop Elements

If you get too advanced for photoshop elements then you shouldn't have a problem using GIMP at that point.

here is a link to the tablet
http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CTL460-Bamboo-Pen-Tablet/dp/B002OOWC3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297818588&sr=8-1

Dan, yep got it all going. 👍 👍 Thanks for your help.

It worked, thanks for all the help it is much appreciated!

Thanks, I always forget to check the SU website for stuff like this eventhough it makes perfect sense to look there first.

I think I figured it out. When I imported my CAD drawing the file in CAD was extremely far from the origin. I did not take this into consideration when I imported the drawing into sketchup (didn't know I would have to). So in my component (that I did not explode after importing) had the CAD UCS extremely far away making my component HUGE. I fixed this issue and, thus, fixed the clipping bug. Thanks for your help!