/3/ - 3DCG

>>954823
DWG all the way witch is a standard 3d model format.
Wood manufacturers mostly use dwg or dxf for their automated CNC cutting tables and those formats can be exported from a wide arrange of software from autocad to 3ds max.

I think your best bet would be to try both sketchup and autocad, both programs will surely cover 90% of your necessities, both will compliment each other for parametrized and a more free way of modelling and both have a huge support network.

But again there is no silver bullet. If you are not designing the next hydraulic piston for an office chair you can do that with almost any software that is not solidworks.