Additive manufacturing is a production process in which parts are built layer by layer, saving material and time compared to traditional production methods, and sometimes offering the opportunity to produce parts that cannot be produced with traditional methods. The use of additive manufacturing methods, especially material extrusion, has become very widespread recently. This method produces not only visual prototype parts but also mechanical prototype parts, although some of their mechanical features are limited. The mechanical properties of the produced part are closely dependent on the process parameters, especially the filament material used. From this perspective, the relationship between the mechanical properties of the parts produced by additive manufacturing and the process parameters becomes important. Even if it is desired to be produced as 100% solid, the parts produced with this method have a porous structure due to the nature of the production method, and this porosity affects the mechanical properties. On the other hand, hardness becomes the most important mechanical property, especially where surface contact and friction are involved. In this study, PLA (Polylactic Acid), which is the most used material in additive manufacturing, was preferred as the material in the production of sample parts. The effects of extrusion width and layer height parameters, which affect the porosity of the parts, on hardness were investigated by experimental design. For hardness measurement, a procedure to perform the Rockwell R method was developed on a universal tensile testing device and hardness measurements were carried out. Taguchi method was used in the experimental design, and parameter effects were evaluated with ANOVA.