▁as ▁The ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁Museum ▁and ▁private ▁collect ors , ▁the ▁initi ative ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁platform ▁for ▁dem ocrat izing ▁the ▁art ▁object . ▁ ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁have ▁started ▁using ▁their ▁ 3 D ▁printer s ▁to ▁create ▁museum ▁sou ven irs ▁that ▁are ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁museum ▁sh ops . ▁Other ▁museum s , ▁like ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Military ▁History ▁and ▁V arna ▁Historical ▁Museum , ▁have ▁gone ▁further ▁and ▁sell ▁through ▁the ▁online ▁platform ▁Th re eding ▁digital ▁models ▁of ▁their ▁artifact s , ▁created ▁using ▁Arte c ▁ 3 D ▁sc ann ers , ▁in ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁friendly ▁file ▁format , ▁which ▁everyone ▁can ▁ 3 D ▁print ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Special ty ▁materials ▁ ▁Cons umer ▁grade ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁new ▁materials ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁specifically ▁for ▁ 3 D ▁printer s . ▁For ▁example , ▁fil ament ▁materials ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁to ▁im itate ▁wood ▁in ▁its ▁appearance ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁texture . ▁Furthermore , ▁new ▁techn ologies , ▁such ▁as ▁inf using ▁carbon ▁fi ber ▁into ▁print able ▁pl ast ics , ▁allowing ▁for ▁a ▁stronger , ▁l ighter ▁material . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁new ▁struct ural ▁materials ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁due ▁to ▁ 3 D ▁printing , ▁new ▁techn ologies ▁have ▁allowed ▁for ▁patterns ▁to ▁be ▁applied ▁directly ▁to ▁ 3 D ▁printed ▁parts . ▁Iron ▁ox ide - free ▁Port land ▁c ement ▁pow der