People want cheaper engineering services, in all fields. some work and some companies are working on that. See "generative design" in Mechanical Engineering and

People want cheaper engineering services, in all fields. some work and some companies are working on that. See "generative design" in Mechanical Engineering and Architecture. As for the demand for software tools ? Old startups in that field are starting to show good results, there's money available, so it looks like a good opportunity for a VC.