File:Support structures demonstration.png

Two side-by-side screenshots of the preview window in Cura showing a Benchy tugboat model with supports. The support structures are shown in cyan. The left screenshot has been sliced with normal supports, which are straight, vertical structures holding up overhanging parts of the model. The right screenshot has been sliced with tree supports, which are branching, tapered structures holding up overhanging parts of the model. Below, a text caption reads: "The same model sliced with normal supports, everywhere (left); and tree supports, touching build plate (right).