# Need better tooling to resolve "floating islands"

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/need-better-tooling-to-resolve-floating-islands/13473>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [May 26, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/need-better-tooling-to-resolve-floating-islands/13473 "2017-05-26T20:37:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![rkagerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@rkagerer](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/rkagerer)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/need-better-tooling-to-resolve-floating-islands/13473/4 "2017-05-30T15:51:12Z")

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Since a picture is worth 1000 words:

**Normal slicer:**  
[![](http://i.imgur.com/xIRjeAE.jpg) ](http://i.imgur.com/xIRjeAE.jpg)

**Support editing slicer:**  
[![](http://i.imgur.com/nVEYyBB.jpg) ](http://i.imgur.com/nVEYyBB.jpg)

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