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Digital Engineering April 2026
In the latest issue of Digital Engineering, we take a look at the latest innovations in design for additive manufacturing, including the use of natural language inputs, social media cosplayers, and AI integration. The issue also includes a feature…
January Special Focus Issue: Design for Additive
In this Special Focus Issue of Digital Engineering, learn about the latest advancements in design for additive manufacturing, including new software tools, additive in automotive, custom medical devices, and more.
Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) has published a new iteration of a flagship market study, “AM Software Markets 2025: Analysis, Data and Forecast”. The market study, built on AM Research market data, indicates that 3D printing software revenues will reach $6.78 billion in 2033 compared with $2.44 billion this year.
This report describes a segmentation shift taking place in the AM software market, where two areas of the AM software landscape now are taking form: a ‘Core Workflow’ market and an ‘Application and Process’ market. Propelling both segments is the integration of and optimization by AI.
AM Research’s reports on AM software have been adopted across the AM industry by companies looking for an off-the-shelf source of detailed market data and forecasts for AM software, with insights on leading market sectors and commentary on industry dynamics.
Some of the vendors and organizations mentioned in this report include: 3D Systems, Autodesk, Stratasys, Materialise, Siemens, GE Additive, Authentise, Markforged, Hexagon, Altair, Aibuild, 1000 Kelvin, trinckle, Oqton, 3YOURMIND, nTop, Phase3D, Cognitive Design Systems, CoreTechnologie, Dyndrite, amsight, and more.
This resource describes the current markets and future opportunities for the 3D printing software market. Market data and forecasting are built using modeling and existing AM Research market data and contextualized by research and direct interviews with several industry players.
For a full-size chart of the "Comparison of global AM software revenues," click here.
The report also includes an Excel file with market sizing and 10-year market forecast with breakouts by (1) software tool type, (2) adopting end-user industry, and (3) opportunities for software by additive technology segment for both polymer and metals.
For more information on the report, including a free sample, visit: https://additivemanufacturingresearch.com/reports/am-software-markets-2025-analysis-data-and-forecast/
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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