A recent survey about CAD software conducted by telecom research firm Business Advantage Group offers a bit of insight about how 3D printing technology is (or is not) utilized by CAD software users. The study, titled “2014 Worldwide CAD Trends Survey”, demonstrates the many advantages that 3D printing offers businesses that rely on CAD. More interestingly, however, is the fact that provides some interesting insight into the lack of 3D printing use by its 409 survey participants. The survey points out some of the benefits of 3D printing that have invariably already been pointed out in a number of 3DPI posts and elsewhere, but here are some of the things that CAD users who currently work with or plan to work with 3D printing are saying about the technology. 63% of CAD users who already utilize 3D printing ,or plan to, see the technology as aiding them in design improvements.…
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