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The global virtual prototype market size is estimated to reach USD 861.7 million by 2025, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. It is expected to expand at a CAGR of 19.4% over the forecast period. Virtual prototyping tools enable faster product development, cost savings, and reduction in time to market. These benefits are driving the development and adoption of VP tools. Enterprises/industrial manufacturers are switching to VP from conventional physical testing of product models. Physical testing consumed additional time and incurred high costs in the event of failure. Virtual prototype solutions enable organizations to significantly improve the accuracy of product testing and to enhance ergonomics and usability. This factor is driving growth of the global virtual prototype market. Furthermore, increasing adoption of consumer electronic products such as smartphones, tablets, printers, and home appliances is encouraging manufacturers to deploy virtual prototyping tools to meet the overall production demand. It is also encouraging them to introduce innovative products to compete with other market players and to enhance profitability. All these factors are anticipated to further propel expansion of the global market over the forecast period. Virtual prototyping is a software-based engineering process that helps build, simulate, and test a prototype virtually by simulating real-world conditions. The integration of technologies such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD), simulation tools, and Virtual Reality (VR) into VP tools has enabled manufacturers to increase product affordability. Moreover, virtual prototype simulation also aids in efficient planning of production lines and factory layouts. Virtual prototyping solutions have a significant demand from the healthcare sector where they are used for pre-operative planning and surgical simulation. The growth of construction industry is also anticipated to drive the market for virtual prototype over the forecast period owing to rising demand for design simulation of buildings and plants. Asia Pacific has the largest concentration of consumer electronics manufacturers. Evolving consumer trends encourage manufacturers to innovate and develop novel products, which is anticipated to spur the market growth. Moreover, high investments in R&D to develop innovative virtual prototype tools such as CAD tools for live simulation, error-free production, and cost reduction during manufacturing are expected to further propel the global virtual prototype market growth. Further key findings from the study suggest: • North America held the largest market share in 2017, owing to high adoption from automotive, electronics, and telecom industries to enhance overall operational efficiency and to improve customer satisfaction through iterative product releases • Asia Pacific is expected to witness robust growth in the global virtual prototype market owing to rapid growth of regional automotive, aviation, and consumer electronics industries • Adoption of cloud-based virtual prototype tools is projected to witness growth over the forecast period due to high demand from small- and medium-scale companies aiming to curb implementation and infrastructure costs • Key automobile manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen among others utilize VP tools to design and test new vehicle models. Emergence of advanced vehicular technologies and growing adoption of Electric Vehicles (EV) are anticipated to further promote market growth • Some of the key market players are Autodesk, Inc.; TWI Ltd.; Synopsys, Inc.; ESI Group; Carbon Design Systems Inc.; Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Siemens PLM Software; and PTC.
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope 1.1. Research Methodology 1.2. Research Scope & Assumptions 1.3. List of Data Sources 1.4. List of Abbreviations Chapter 2. Executive Summary 2.1. Market Summary 2.2. Virtual Prototype Market, 2015 - 2025 Chapter 3. Market Variables, Trends, & Scope Outlook 3.1. Market Segmentation 3.2. Market Size and Growth Prospects, 2015 - 2025 3.3. Value Chain Analysis 3.4. Market Dynamics 3.4.1. Market driver analysis 3.4.2. Market restraint/challenge analysis 3.4.3. Market Trend analysis 3.5. Penetration & Growth Prospects Mapping 3.6. Industry Analysis - Porter's Five Forces Analysis 3.7. PESTLE Analysis Chapter 4. Virtual Prototype Tools Outlook 4.1. Virtual Prototype Market, by Tools, 2017 & 2025 4.2. Computer-aided Design (CAD) 4.2.1. Computer-aided Design market, 2015 - 2025 4.2.2. Computer-aided Design market, by region, 2015 - 2025 4.3. Computer-aided Engineering (CAE) 4.3.1. Computer-aided Engineering market, 2015 - 2025 4.3.2. Computer-aided Engineering market, by region, 2015 - 2025 4.4. Computer-aided Manufacturing (CAM) 4.4.1. Computer-aided Manufacturing market, 2015 - 2025 4.4.2. Computer-aided Manufacturing market, by region, 2015 - 2025 4.5. Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) 4.5.1. Computational Fluid Dynamic market, 2015 - 2025 4.5.2. Computational Fluid Dynamic market, by region, 2015 - 2025 4.6. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) 4.6.1. Finite Element Analysis market, 2015 - 2025 4.6.2. Finite Element Analysis market, by region, 2015 - 2025 Chapter 5. Virtual Prototype Deployment Outlook 5.1. Virtual Prototype Market, by Deployment, 2017 & 2025 5.2. Cloud-based 5.2.1. Cloud-based Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 5.2.2. Cloud-based Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 5.3. On-premise 5.3.1. On-premise Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 5.3.2. On-premise Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 Chapter 6. Virtual Prototype Vertical Outlook 6.1. Virtual Prototype Market, by Vertical, 2017 & 2025 6.2. Aerospace 6.2.1. Aerospace Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 6.2.2. Aerospace Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 6.3. Automotive 6.3.1. Automotive Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 6.3.2. Automotive Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 6.4. Healthcare 6.4.1. Healthcare Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 6.4.2. Healthcare Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 6.5. Consumer Electronics 6.5.1. Consumer Electronics Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 6.5.2. Consumer Electronics Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 6.6. Telecom 6.6.1. Telecom Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 6.6.2. Telecom Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 6.7. Others 6.7.1. Others Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 6.7.2. Others Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 Chapter 7. Virtual Prototype Regional Outlook 7.1. Virtual Prototype Market, by Region, 2017 & 2025 7.2. North America 7.2.1. North America Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.2.2. North America Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.2.3. North America Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.2.4. North America Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.2.5. U.S. 7.2.5.1. U.S. Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.2.5.2. U.S. Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.2.5.3. U.S. Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.2.5.4. U.S. Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.2.6. Canada 7.2.6.1. Canada Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.2.6.2. Canada Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.2.6.3. Canada Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.2.6.4. Canada Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.2.7. Mexico 7.2.7.1. Mexico Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.2.7.2. Mexico Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.2.7.3. Mexico Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.2.7.4. Mexico Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.3. Europe 7.3.1. Europe Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.3.2. Europe Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.3.3. Europe Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.3.4. Europe Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.3.5. U.K. 7.3.5.1. U.K. Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.3.5.2. U.K. Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.3.5.3. U.K. Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.3.5.4. U.K. Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.3.6. Germany 7.3.6.1. Germany Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.3.6.2. Germany Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.3.6.3. Germany Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.3.6.4. Germany Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.3.7. France 7.3.7.1. France Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.3.7.2. France Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.3.7.3. France Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.3.7.4. France Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.3.8. Italy 7.3.8.1. Italy Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.3.8.2. Italy Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.3.8.3. Italy Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.3.8.4. Italy Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.3.9. Spain 7.3.9.1. Spain Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.3.9.2. Spain Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.3.9.3. Spain Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.3.9.4. Spain Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.4. Asia Pacific 7.4.1. Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.4.2. Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.4.3. Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.4.4. Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.4.5. India 7.4.5.1. India Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.4.5.2. India Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.4.5.3. India Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.4.5.4. India Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.4.6. China 7.4.6.1. China Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.4.6.2. China Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.4.6.3. China Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.4.6.4. China Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.4.7. Japan 7.4.7.1. Japan Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.4.7.2. Japan Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.4.7.3. Japan Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.4.7.4. Japan Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.4.8. South Korea 7.4.8.1. South Korea Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.4.8.2. South Korea Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.4.8.3. South Korea Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.4.8.4. South Korea Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.5. RoW 7.5.1. RoW Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.5.2. RoW Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.5.3. RoW Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.5.4. RoW Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.5.5. Brazil 7.5.5.1. Brazil Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.5.5.2. Brazil Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.5.5.3. Brazil Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.5.5.4. Brazil Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 7.5.6. MEA 7.5.6.1. MEA Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 7.5.6.2. MEA Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 7.5.6.3. MEA Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 7.5.6.4. MEA Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 Chapter 8. Competitive Landscape 8.1. Vendor Landscape 8.2. Company Profiles 8.2.1. Synopsys, Inc 8.2.1.1. Company Overview 8.2.1.2. Product Benchmarking 8.2.1.3. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.2. TWI Ltd. 8.2.2.1. Company Overview 8.2.2.2. Financial Performance 8.2.2.3. Product Benchmarking 8.2.2.4. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.3. Autodesk Inc. 8.2.3.1. Company Overview 8.2.3.2. Product Benchmarking 8.2.3.3. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.4. Carbon Design Systems Inc. 8.2.4.1. Company Overview 8.2.4.2. Product Benchmarking 8.2.4.3. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.5. ESI Group 8.2.5.1. Company Overview 8.2.5.2. Product Benchmarking 8.2.5.3. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.6. Arm Limited 8.2.6.1. Company Overview 8.2.6.2. Financial Performance 8.2.6.3. Product Benchmarking 8.2.6.4. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.7. Cadence Design Systems 8.2.7.1. Company Overview 8.2.7.2. Financial Performance 8.2.7.3. Product Benchmarking 8.2.7.4. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.8. Siemens PLM Software 8.2.8.1. Company Overview 8.2.8.2. Financial Performance 8.2.8.3. Product Benchmarking 8.2.8.4. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.9. PTC 8.2.9.1. Company Overview 8.2.9.2. Financial Performance 8.2.9.3. Product Benchmarking 8.2.9.4. Strategic Initiatives 8.2.10. ENCORE 8.2.10.1. Company Overview 8.2.10.2. Financial Performance 8.2.10.3. Product Benchmarking 8.2.10.4. Strategic Initiatives
List of Tables Table 1 List of abbreviations Table 2 Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 3 Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 4 Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 5 Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 6 Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 7 Computer-aided Design market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 8 Computer-aided Design market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 9 Computer-aided Engineering market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 10 Computer-aided Engineering market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 11 Computer-aided Manufacturing market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 12 Computer-aided Manufacturing market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 13 Computational Fluid Dynamic market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 14 Computational Fluid Dynamic market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 15 Finite Element Analysis market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 16 Finite Element Analysis market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 17 Cloud-based Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 18 Cloud-based Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 19 On-premise Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 20 On-premise Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 21 Aerospace Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 22 Aerospace Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 23 Automotive Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 24 Automotive Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 25 Healthcare Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 26 Healthcare Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 27 Consumer Electronics Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 28 Consumer Electronics Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 29 Telecom Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 30 Telecom Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 31 Others Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 32 Others Virtual Prototype market, by region, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 33 North America Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 34 North America Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 35 North America Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 36 North America Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 37 U.S. Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 38 U.S. Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 39 U.S. Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 40 U.S. Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 41 Canada Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 42 Canada Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 43 Canada Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 44 Canada Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 45 Mexico Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 46 Mexico Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 47 Mexico Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 48 Mexico Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 49 Europe Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 50 Europe Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 51 Europe Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 52 Europe Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 53 U.K. Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 54 U.K. Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 55 U.K. Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 56 U.K. Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 57 Germany Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 58 Germany Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 59 Germany Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 60 Germany Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 61 France Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 62 France Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 63 France Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 64 France Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 65 Italy Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 66 Italy Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 67 Italy Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 68 Italy Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 69 Spain Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 70 Spain Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 71 Spain Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 72 Spain Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 73 Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 74 Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 75 Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 76 Asia Pacific Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 77 India Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 78 India Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 79 India Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 80 India Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 81 China Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 82 China Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 83 China Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 84 China Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 85 Japan Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 86 Japan Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 87 Japan Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 88 Japan Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 89 South Korea Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 90 South Korea Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 91 South Korea Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 92 South Korea Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 93 RoW Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 94 RoW Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 95 RoW Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 96 RoW Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 97 Brazil Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 98 Brazil Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 99 Brazil Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 100 Brazil Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 101 MEA Virtual Prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 102 MEA Virtual Prototype market, by tools, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 103 MEA Virtual Prototype market, by deployment, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Table 104 MEA Virtual Prototype market, by vertical, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million)
List of Figures Fig.1 Virtual prototype market, 2017 (USD Million) Fig.2 Virtual prototype market segmentation Fig.3 Virtual prototype market, 2015 - 2025 (USD Million) Fig.4 Value chain analysis Fig.5 Virtual prototype market driver impact Fig.6 Virtual prototype market challenge impact Fig.7 Virtual prototype penetration & growth prospects mapping Fig.8 Virtual prototype market - Porters Five Forces Analysis Fig.9 Virtual prototype market-PESTLE Analysis Fig.10 Virtual prototype market, by tools, 2017 & 2025 (USD Million) Fig.11 Virtual prototype market, by deployment, 2017 & 2025 (USD Million) Fig.12 Virtual prototype market, by vertical, 2017 & 2025 (USD Million) Fig.13 Virtual prototype market, by region, 2017 & 2025 Fig.14 North America virtual prototype market - Key takeaways Fig.15 Europe virtual prototype market - Key takeaways Fig.16 Asia Pacific virtual prototype market - Key takeaways Fig.17 RoW virtual prototype market - Key takeaways
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