ANADOLU UNIVERSITESI SANAT & TASARIM DERGISI-ANADOLU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF ART & DESIGN, vol.6, no.1, pp.1-14, 2016 (ESCI)
Three dimensional printers as a way of computer aided manufacturing have been used commonly today. This method, which was grounded on rapid prototyping technology and developed in 1980s and patented, is used many different fields today such as automotive, architecture, construction, medicine, industrial design, fashion design and food industry. Depending on the material and properties of the product to be manufactured, there are different types and operating principles of three dimensional printers. Different kinds of materials such as plastics, metal, polymer and ceramics are processed in these printers.