Why AutoDesk's Business Is Built to Last
Summary
Its clearly a standard in architecture and related construction businesses, but its also serving designers building plastic and metal parts.Partners like mechanical, plumbing, and electrical contractors downstream from the architect will also end up using AutoCAD so they can seamlessly cooperate with the head designer.The mechanical design of goods is moving in the same direction, although consolidation has taken longer because there were dozens of disparate software programs for different functions.Thats changing as Autodesk consolidates capabilities like injection molding modeling (Moldflow), machining (Powermill), and stress simulations (Nastran).Management estimates Autodesks design and manufacturing addressable market will grow to $27 billion total by 2020, so theres a lot of room for growth.