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Support Types Reference

DragonFruit support authoring uses reusable primitives and composed support types.

For the full geometry and behavior breakdown, see Anatomy of Supports.

Core primitives

  • Roots: base footprint element.
  • Shaft: cylindrical segment.
  • Joint: spherical articulation break.
  • Knot: attachment point sliding on a host shaft.
  • Contact cone: terminal model contact piece.

Support types

  • Trunk: rooted primary support from plate/raft.
  • Branch: support attached to another support shaft.
  • Brace: stabilizer between support hosts.
  • Kickstand: rooted auxiliary support attached to host shaft.
  • Leaf: contact-focused variant in Ctrl+Alt flow.
  • Twig/Stick: model-to-model style structures used in Alt family paths.

Practical guidance

  • Start with trunks for structural anchors.
  • Add branches to reduce root count and material.
  • Add braces where lateral stiffness is needed.
  • Use kickstands to reinforce risky paths to ground.

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