My experience has been mainly with the scroll saw.
I have some project design experience. I use desktop publishing software to do most of my designs so the transition to the Carvewright software was not too much of a stretch.
It is going to be a slower transition moving from the two dimensions I did scrolling, into the 3D world.
I was fortunate enough to have a few projects published in Scrollsaw Woodworking and Crafts. That allowed me to buy an Excalibur scroll saw.
I have been saving for the CarveWright for several years, and something always came up and the money went. But I have it now. I initially thought I wouldn't need a cutting but and I would cut with the scrollsaw, but I now see how much I would benefit from a cutting bit.
Retirement is just around the corner and I hope to supplement my income with signs, designs, and whatever else I can produce, I know the sky is the limit. I was working on a small book of toy patterns for scrolling and I may convert those to CarveWright. So many more options available now.