I just bought the new BlockBase+ and so far, I think it's miles ahead of the old version. But, what a shame that they didn't make it compatible with EQ7.
I guess you could export a block as an image and trace it in EQ?
I like the assortment of layouts you can see for each block and I like the colorized block illustrations. I've already got a bunch of favorite blocks saved.
I don't have an automatic cutter - I'm sorry I can't help you there.
Good luck with your decision!