▁K ahn , ▁Hel ena ▁L uk as ova , ▁F ote ini ▁Set aki ▁showed ▁how ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁can ▁modify ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁art ▁processes . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁engine ers ▁and ▁design ers ▁at ▁M IT ' s ▁Medi ated ▁M atter ▁Group ▁and ▁G lass ▁Lab ▁created ▁an ▁add itive ▁ 3 D ▁printer ▁that ▁prints ▁with ▁glass , ▁called ▁G 3 DP . ▁The ▁results ▁can ▁be ▁struct ural ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁art istic . ▁Trans parent ▁glass ▁vessels ▁printed ▁on ▁it ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁some ▁museum ▁collections . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁ 3 D ▁sc anning ▁techn ologies ▁allows ▁the ▁rep lication ▁of ▁real ▁objects ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁m ould ing ▁techniques ▁that ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁can ▁be ▁more ▁expensive , ▁more ▁difficult , ▁or ▁too ▁invas ive ▁to ▁be ▁performed , ▁particularly ▁for ▁pre cious ▁art work ▁or ▁del icate ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁artifact s ▁where ▁direct ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁m ould ing ▁subst ances ▁could ▁harm ▁the ▁original ▁object ' s ▁surface . ▁▁ 3 D ▁self ies ▁▁ ▁A ▁ 3 D ▁photo ▁bo oth ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Fant as it ron ▁located ▁at ▁Mad uro dam , ▁the ▁mini ature ▁park , ▁generates ▁ 3 D ▁self ie ▁models ▁from ▁ 2 D ▁pictures ▁of ▁customers . ▁These ▁self ies ▁are ▁often ▁printed ▁by ▁dedicated ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁Sh ape ways . ▁These ▁models ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁ 3