Worldwide CAD Trends 2014 Survey Results

Future planning is key for any business - and through this survey we want to assist you in that process in 2014 and beyond.

The survey reports perceived importance, actual and future usage trends for 14 topics related to CAD and reveals insights including:

• AEC no longer lags Manufacturing in "3D Modelling" use
• 28% now use 'Simulation' - highest use in Germany (47%) and the USA (35%)
• "BIM" will enjoy higher than average future growth - main benefits seen as design improvement (59%), savings on design time (54%) and cost (35%)
• Are annual software upgrades worth the investment?
• To what extent are CAD models downloaded

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the Worldwide CAD Trends 2014 Survey Report

Knowing about trends is vital for the future planning of any business. For businesses in the CAD, CAM, CAE, PDM and PLM industries this annual survey is designed to assist planning for this year and beyond.

The annually published public report is high level and many deeper insights are available from the full data set. If you are interested in more detailed analysis, for example by region, industry or Software Vendor please contact us.

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