Dublin, Sept. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Opportunities for 3D Printing Software 2017" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

Software in the 3D printing industry is often described as the 'glue' that holds together the ongoing advancements in both hardware and print materials, and as a result is becoming a significant development target for many of the world's largest 3D printing stakeholders.

Today, the market for software products is in a state of significant flux and change, resulting from the juxtaposition created by end users of 3D printing technology further exploring direct manufacturing applications alongside traditional uses involving prototyping and tooling. Meanwhile, as the vision for additive manufacturing as a leading advanced digital manufacturing process having been set and adopted by major manufacturers worldwide, software elements required to enable that vision are now also being defined and developed.

In this report, the second in the first ever global report series to define and quantify the 3D printing software market, SmarTech expands its original vision and market analysis to include the key software tools which we believe will define additive manufacturing over the next two decades.

New analysis includes trends and insights for software to support in-situ process monitoring of 3D printing, additive manufacturing process simulation tools, and more. Segmentation of the global software opportunity is further refined in this study to include software opportunities by print process, material family, and beyond.

The leading market forecasts for defining and quantifying the 3D printing software market included in this report include:

• Ten-year market forecasts for revenues generated by the sale of software to support 3D printing split by tool functionality, by end user market, by printing process, and by print material family through 2027
• Ongoing estimates of overall 3D printing penetration and adoption from leading adopting industry segments for the sale of site-based software licenses for various 3D printing tools
• Pricing trends for software supporting 3D printing, global printer installation forecast data, and much more.

This report remains the only study in the history of the industry to tackle the complex topic of 3D printing software and its evolving opportunities, and should be considered critical for industry stakeholders developing printing hardware and new software tools.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter One: Evolving 3D Printing Software to Match Future Technical Roles for Additive Technologies

• Software Taking on a More Well Defined Role in the Future of 3D Printing
• Analyzing 3D Printing Use Patterns to Define the Market for Software Tools
• Consolidation of Software Functionalities to Simplify Workflows and Improve Efficiency
• Short Term and Long Term Market Dynamics Affecting the 3D Printing Software Market
• Trailing Twelve Month 3D Print Software Market Review
• Reviewing Requirements for 3D Printing in Key 3D Printing Markets and Outlook for Software Tools

Chapter Two - Interfacing with and Further Defining the 3D Printing Software Industry

• Understanding Software Market Opportunities in Greater Detail - Primary Opportunity Categories and Process Specific Software
• 3D Modeling and Design Software
• 3D Scanning and Related Software Products for 3D Printing
• Design Optimization Software - Lattices, Topology, and Generative Design
• Foundational 3D Printing Workflow Software - Build Processing and Build Preparation Tools
• Advanced 3D Printing Workflow Software - Application Specific Tools and Production Management
• Additive Process Simulation Software and Process Monitoring Software Tools

Chapter Three: Key 3D Printing Software Products and Leading Suppliers

• Major CAD/CAM Platforms Supporting Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing
• Key Build Processing and Build Preparation Products
• Market for Application Specific Tools
• Key Production Management Software
• Tools for Topology Optimization and Lattice Generation Software for 3D Printing
• 3D Scanning, Reverse Engineering, and Inspection Software Supporting 3D Printing
• Tools for Additive Process Simulation and Process Monitoring
• Competitive Analysis of 3D Printing Software Market

Chapter Four: Market Sizing and Growth Projections

• Forecasting Methodology Discussion
• Market Opportunities by Software Type
• Market Opportunities by Industry
• 3D Scanning Software Opportunity Analysis and Other Workflow Tool Market Metrics
• Market Opportunities for Software by Print Process and Material Families

Companies Mentioned

• 3D Systems
• 3DPrinterOS (3D Control Systems)
• 3DXpert (3D Systems)
• Adobe
• Artec Studio
• Autodesk
• Dassault Systemes
• Geomagic Design X (3D Systems)
• GrabCAD Print (Stratasys)
• Leios (Enhanced Geometry Solutions)
• Magics (Materialise)
• Materialise
• netfabb (Autodesk)
• QuantAM (Renishaw)
• Siemens
• Spark (Autodesk)
• Stratasys
• Streamics (Materialise)
• Trimble RealWorks

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