Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

Engineering software defines the use of different software such as computer-aided designing (CAD) software, computer-aided engineering (CAE) software, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, electronic design automation (EDA) software, and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) software.

According to APO Research, The global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global companies of Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) include Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Dassault Systemes, Nemetschek, HCL Technologies, Siemens PLM Software, SAP, Synopsys and PTC, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA), with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA).

The Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, gross margin by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Segment by Company

Autodesk
Bentley Systems
Dassault Systemes
Nemetschek
HCL Technologies
Siemens PLM Software
SAP
Synopsys
PTC
ANSYS
Altium
Hexagon
Altair Engineering
ESI Group

Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Segment by Type

CAD Software
CAM Software
CAE Software
AEC Software
EDA Software

Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Segment by Application

Design Automation
Plant Design
Product Design & Testing
Drafting & 3D Modeling
Others

Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of global and regional market size and CAGR for the history and forecast period (2020-2025, 2026-2031). It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 4: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 5: Detailed analysis of Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) companies' competitive landscape, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product introduction, revenue, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Concluding Insights of the report

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.3 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Overview by Region 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
1.4 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Region (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
1.4.2 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size (2020-2031)
1.5.1 North America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.2 Europe Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.4 South America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.5.5 Middle East & Africa Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (2020-2031)
2 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market by Type
2.1 Type Introduction
2.1.1 CAD Software
2.1.2 CAM Software
2.1.3 CAE Software
2.1.4 AEC Software
2.1.5 EDA Software
2.2 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Type
2.2.1 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
2.2.2 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
2.2.3 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Forecasted by Type (2026-2031)
2.3 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Regions
2.3.1 North America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Europe Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Asia-Pacific Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.4 South America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.5 Middle East and Africa Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
3 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market by Application
3.1 Type Introduction
3.1.1 Design Automation
3.1.2 Plant Design
3.1.3 Product Design & Testing
3.1.4 Drafting & 3D Modeling
3.1.5 Others
3.2 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Application
3.2.1 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
3.2.2 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
3.2.3 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Forecasted by Application (2026-2031)
3.3 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Regions
3.3.1 North America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.2 Europe Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.3 Asia-Pacific Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.4 South America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
3.3.5 Middle East and Africa Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
4 Global Market Dynamics
4.1 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Industry Trends
4.2 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Industry Drivers
4.3 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Industry Opportunities and Challenges
4.4 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Industry Restraints
5 Competitive Insights by Company
5.1 Global Top Players by Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
5.3 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Key Company Headquarters & Area Served
5.4 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Company, Product Type & Application
5.5 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Company Commercialization Time
5.6 Market Competitive Analysis
5.6.1 Global Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market CR5 and HHI
5.6.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
5.6.3 2024 Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Autodesk
6.1.1 Autodesk Comapny Information
6.1.2 Autodesk Business Overview
6.1.3 Autodesk Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Autodesk Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Autodesk Recent Developments
6.2 Bentley Systems
6.2.1 Bentley Systems Comapny Information
6.2.2 Bentley Systems Business Overview
6.2.3 Bentley Systems Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Bentley Systems Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Bentley Systems Recent Developments
6.3 Dassault Systemes
6.3.1 Dassault Systemes Comapny Information
6.3.2 Dassault Systemes Business Overview
6.3.3 Dassault Systemes Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Dassault Systemes Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Dassault Systemes Recent Developments
6.4 Nemetschek
6.4.1 Nemetschek Comapny Information
6.4.2 Nemetschek Business Overview
6.4.3 Nemetschek Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Nemetschek Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Nemetschek Recent Developments
6.5 HCL Technologies
6.5.1 HCL Technologies Comapny Information
6.5.2 HCL Technologies Business Overview
6.5.3 HCL Technologies Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 HCL Technologies Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.5.5 HCL Technologies Recent Developments
6.6 Siemens PLM Software
6.6.1 Siemens PLM Software Comapny Information
6.6.2 Siemens PLM Software Business Overview
6.6.3 Siemens PLM Software Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Siemens PLM Software Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Siemens PLM Software Recent Developments
6.7 SAP
6.7.1 SAP Comapny Information
6.7.2 SAP Business Overview
6.7.3 SAP Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 SAP Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.7.5 SAP Recent Developments
6.8 Synopsys
6.8.1 Synopsys Comapny Information
6.8.2 Synopsys Business Overview
6.8.3 Synopsys Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Synopsys Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Synopsys Recent Developments
6.9 PTC
6.9.1 PTC Comapny Information
6.9.2 PTC Business Overview
6.9.3 PTC Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 PTC Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.9.5 PTC Recent Developments
6.10 ANSYS
6.10.1 ANSYS Comapny Information
6.10.2 ANSYS Business Overview
6.10.3 ANSYS Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 ANSYS Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.10.5 ANSYS Recent Developments
6.11 Altium
6.11.1 Altium Comapny Information
6.11.2 Altium Business Overview
6.11.3 Altium Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Altium Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Altium Recent Developments
6.12 Hexagon
6.12.1 Hexagon Comapny Information
6.12.2 Hexagon Business Overview
6.12.3 Hexagon Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Hexagon Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Hexagon Recent Developments
6.13 Altair Engineering
6.13.1 Altair Engineering Comapny Information
6.13.2 Altair Engineering Business Overview
6.13.3 Altair Engineering Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Altair Engineering Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Altair Engineering Recent Developments
6.14 ESI Group
6.14.1 ESI Group Comapny Information
6.14.2 ESI Group Business Overview
6.14.3 ESI Group Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Revenue, Global Share and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 ESI Group Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Product Portfolio
6.14.5 ESI Group Recent Developments
7 North America
7.1 North America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2 North America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.3 North America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2 Europe Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.3 Europe Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2 Asia-Pacific Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.3 Asia-Pacific Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America
10.1 South America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2 South America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.3 South America Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2 Middle East & Africa Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.3 Middle East & Africa Engineering Software (CAD, CAM, CAE, AEC, & EDA) Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Concluding Insights
13 Appendix
13.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
13.2 Research Methodology
13.3 Research Process
13.4 Authors List of This Report
13.5 Data Source
13.5.1 Secondary Sources
13.5.2 Primary Sources

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