Technical Illustration Software Market Report 2025

This Technical Illustration Software report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The technical illustration software market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $4.8 billion in 2024 to $5.01 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in technical documentation needs, demand for visual communication in engineering, advances in computer-aided design (cad) technologies, expansion of manufacturing and aerospace industries, increased emphasis on user manuals and training materials.

The technical illustration software market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $7.23 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to adoption of 3d illustration and visualization, growth in virtual reality (VR) for technical communication, increasing demand for animated technical illustrations, expansion of technical documentation in software development. Major trends in the forecast period include cloud-based technical illustration software, collaboration features for remote work, focus on mobile-friendly illustrations, automation in technical drawing generation, integration with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.

The surge in demand for games featuring realistic and high-quality graphics is propelling the growth of the technical illustration software market. Games, often pursued for entertainment and educational purposes, now require advanced graphics, leading to the adoption of technical illustration software for creating new games with enhanced features. For instance, Sony Corporation reported that retailers in the US sold 80,000 units of PlayStation 5 (PS5) within just 82 minutes. As of March 2022, global sales of PS5 surpassed 19. 3 million units. This increasing demand for visually impressive games is a driving force behind the growth of the technical illustration software market.

The growth of the aerospace and defense industries is anticipated to drive the expansion of the technical industry software market in the future. This industry involves the design, development, production, and maintenance of aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems to ensure national security and support global aviation. Technical illustration software is crucial in the aerospace and defense sector, as it helps produce detailed visual documentation for maintenance, repair, and assembly procedures, ensuring both accuracy and efficiency. For instance, a report published in November 2023 by the International Trade Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, indicated that the UK defense industry generated approximately $29 billion in turnover in 2022, with $15 billion derived from exports. Additionally, the turnover for the UK space industry in 2021 was about $22 billion, with $9.5 billion coming from exports. Thus, the expansion of the aerospace and defense industry is fueling the growth of the technical illustration software market.

Leading companies in the technical illustration software market are increasingly prioritizing the integration of advanced 3D visualization tools to improve communication and comprehension across various sectors, including manufacturing, engineering, and healthcare. These tools help present complex information effectively by enabling the creation of detailed, interactive, and visually appealing illustrations. For example, in September 2024, Depix Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based firm specializing in advanced imaging solutions, introduced CADviz, an innovative 3D visualization toolset aimed at transforming the workflows of designers, engineers, and 3D modelers. Launched at the International Design Conference in Austin, TX, CADviz incorporates cutting-edge semantic rendering technology, allowing users to create impressive visualizations with just a single click.

Leading companies in the technical illustration software market are also developing innovative cloud-based 3D platforms, such as Illustrations Hub, to meet the rising demand for simplified and efficient IoT asset management. Illustrations Hub, introduced by Zea in March 2023, is a cloud-based platform enabling content creators to design interactive 3D technical illustrations for streamlined technical content creation. Supporting various 3D CAD formats, the platform offers a collaborative and scalable solution for creating high-quality product documentation.

In March 2024, Canva, an Australia-based online design and visual communication platform, acquired Affinity for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition is intended to enhance Canva's creative offerings by incorporating Affinity's professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design, and page layout tools. Affinity, a UK-based suite of creative software, is trusted by over 3 million customers globally.

Major companies operating in the technical illustration software market include Adobe Inc, Autodesk Inc, Canvas GFX Inc., Corel Corporation, Cyient Ltd., Parametric Technology Corporation, Lattice Technology, QuadriSpace, Ignite Technologies, Dassault Systèmes, Siemens, SAP, Serif Ltd, Auto-Trol, ACD Systems International, TechSmith Corporation, SolidWorks, SmartDraw, SketchUp, Microsoft Visio, ConceptDraw DIAGRAM, Edraw Max, Lucidchart, Gliffy, Creately, Cacoo, Draw. io, Visual Paradigm, Axure RP, Balsamiq.

North America was the largest region in the technical illustration software market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the technical illustration software market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the technical illustration software market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Canada, Spain.

Technical illustration software is computer software designed to efficiently convey complex information through technical illustrations and animations. It serves as a tool for providing technical communication, delivering intricate information visually to a non-technical audience. Technical illustrations produced by this software are designed to be easily comprehensible, visually appealing, and navigable, offering diagrams, images, and schematics to represent diverse technical objects.

The primary technologies employed in technical illustration software are 2D technology and 3D technology. 2D technology is utilized for visually presenting technical information in a two-dimensional format, displaying length and height without depth. The components of this software encompass solutions and services, catering to organizations of varying sizes, including large enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It finds applications across various industries such as automotive and machinery, aerospace and defense, architecture, engineering and construction, high-tech and telecommunications, energy, oil and gas, and other end-user sectors.

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The technical illustration software market consists of sales of technical illustration software used in the design and creation of visual representations of goods and services. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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