Contrubition of three dimensional hardware used for digital design technologies on architectural education

Digital changing in design and represantation media and manufacturing techniques has started concurrently with the integration of computers and design process. In conjuction with this change, the techniques that are used in designing in computer aided design and the digital design tools and softwares have become more important. Getting easy to buy the hardwares and softwares, increase in variety and working ease provided new abstract design facilities. Hardwares, that are considered as an ?instrument? in the conventional design process, now appear as a design media. When most of the design process performed in the digital media, a change in the design concept is also observed. Desings that are developed by using digital design technology, made the designer see alternative forms, which appear in a while in the conventional design process. Using hardwares and softwares as instruments for the idea, made the designer solve design problems easily, and also see the space in a new method of approach. Although it is not easy yet to build the testing ambience and practising to get informed about these technologies, a new point of view in comprehension of design can be gained. Keywords: digital design technologies, three dimensional hardware, virtual reality tools, computer aided design and manufacturing