据市场研究公司易观国际(Canalys)预测,2014年全球3D打印市场交易额将达到38亿美元(约合人民币236亿元),而到2018年,这一交易额将升至162亿美元(约合人民1004亿元)。照此推测,2013年-2018年的3D打印市场复合年均增长率将达到45.7%。Canalys的高级分析师Tim Shepherd表示,3D打印市场的潜力巨大,且其发展的阻碍将会被打破。他认为,技术的发展,让可供3D打印的材料更加丰富; According to market research company Canalys, the global 3D printing market will reach US $ 3.8 billion in 2014 and will reach US $ 16.2 billion in 2018 About 100.4 billion yuan). According to this speculation, 2013-2018 3D printing market compound annual growth rate will reach 45.7%. Tim Shepherd, senior analyst at Canalys, said the potential for the 3D printing market is huge and that the barriers to its growth will be broken. He believes that the development of technology, so that 3D printing materials can be more rich;