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The course of change and transformation of the generations of shipyards shows that the occurrence of an accident or the invention of new technology and advanced machine tools has caused the shipyard to change to the next generation every period. This generation change includes 5 levels so far. The difference between generations of shipyards includes three general parameters of production philosophy, production technology and factory layout. The realization and development of the first generation in the late 1940s, the second generation in the late 1960s, the third generation in the late 1980s, the realization and development of the fourth generation in the early 2000s, and the development of the fifth generation started in 2020. The most important factor in the change of generations of shipbuilding is to achieve the open index (better, cheaoer and sooner). In the research, an overview of important parameters in determining the generation of shipbuilding with advanced machine tools, such as material flow, pre-outfit workshop, block making, factory expansion, mechanization, buffer area, process line, outfitting, and vessel dimensions, have been discussed. 

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Additive manufacturing technology has been initially dedicated to the development of small parts and prototype models. Now it is rapidly developing towards the manufacture of functional and larger components. In general, no manufacturing technology developed in the modern industrial age has the potential to transform how components are designed and manufactured as much as additive manufacturing technologies. The flexibility in additive manufacturing has caused many industries, including marine industries in every corner of the world, to seek the use and development of technology, and adopt more programs for 3D printing in the near future. By using the technology, maritime craftsmen are able to create accurate models of their products through 3D modeling software; Therefore, they will be able to make their designs better and more reliably.