diff --git a/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.cpp b/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.cpp
index fde445d9e..8432fad54 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.cpp
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ template<class Vec> double distance(const Vec& pp1, const Vec& pp2) {
     return distance(p);
 }
 
-/// The horizontally projected 2D boundary of the model as individual line
-/// segments. This can be used later to create a spatial index of line segments
-/// and query for possible pillar positions for non-ground facing support points
-std::vector<std::pair<Vec2d, Vec2d>> model_boundary(const EigenMesh3D& emesh,
-                                                    double offs = 0.01);
-
 Contour3D sphere(double rho, Portion portion = make_portion(0.0, 2.0*PI),
                  double fa=(2*PI/360)) {
 
@@ -513,7 +507,7 @@ struct Pad {
     Pad(const TriangleMesh& object_support_mesh,
         const ExPolygons& baseplate,
         double ground_level,
-        const PoolConfig& cfg) : zlevel(ground_level)
+        const PoolConfig& cfg) : zlevel(ground_level + cfg.min_wall_height_mm/2)
     {
         ExPolygons basep;
         base_plate(object_support_mesh, basep);
@@ -522,6 +516,8 @@ struct Pad {
         create_base_pool(basep, tmesh, cfg);
         tmesh.translate(0, 0, float(zlevel));
     }
+
+    bool empty() const { return tmesh.facets_count() == 0; }
 };
 
 EigenMesh3D to_eigenmesh(const Contour3D& cntr) {
@@ -611,7 +607,12 @@ EigenMesh3D to_eigenmesh(const Model& model) {
     return to_eigenmesh(combined_mesh);
 }
 
-
+PointSet to_point_set(const std::vector<Vec3d> &v)
+{
+    PointSet ret(v.size(), 3);
+    { long i = 0; for(const Vec3d& p : v) ret.row(i++) = p; }
+    return ret;
+}
 
 Vec3d model_coord(const ModelInstance& object, const Vec3f& mesh_coord) {
     return object.transform_vector(mesh_coord.cast<double>());
@@ -1269,7 +1270,7 @@ bool SLASupportTree::generate(const PointSet &points,
         const double hbr = cfg.head_back_radius_mm;
         const double pradius = cfg.pillar_radius_mm;
         const double maxbridgelen = cfg.max_bridge_length_mm;
-        const double gndlvl = emesh.ground_level;
+        const double gndlvl = result.ground_level;
 
         ClusterEl cl_centroids;
         cl_centroids.reserve(gnd_clusters.size());
@@ -1766,6 +1767,13 @@ const TriangleMesh &SLASupportTree::get_pad() const
     return m_impl->pad().tmesh;
 }
 
+double SLASupportTree::get_elevation() const
+{
+    double ph = m_impl->pad().empty()? 0 :
+                                       m_impl->pad().cfg.min_wall_height_mm/2.0;
+    return -m_impl->ground_level + ph;
+}
+
 SLASupportTree::SLASupportTree(const Model& model,
                                const SupportConfig& cfg,
                                const Controller& ctl): m_impl(new Impl())
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.hpp b/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.hpp
index 300c79edd..f89ff756c 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.hpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/SLA/SLASupportTree.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct SupportConfig {
 
     // The elevation in Z direction upwards. This is the space between the pad
     // and the model object's bounding box bottom.
-    double object_elevation_mm = 0;
+    double object_elevation_mm = 10;
 };
 
 /// A Control structure for the support calculation. Consists of the status
@@ -101,11 +101,15 @@ void add_sla_supports(Model& model, const SupportConfig& cfg = {},
                       const Controller& ctl = {});
 
 EigenMesh3D to_eigenmesh(const TriangleMesh& m);
+PointSet    to_point_set(const std::vector<Vec3d>&);
+
+
+// obsolete, not used anymore
 EigenMesh3D to_eigenmesh(const Model& model);
 EigenMesh3D to_eigenmesh(const ModelObject& model);
-
-PointSet support_points(const Model& model);
 PointSet support_points(const ModelObject& modelobject);
+PointSet support_points(const Model& model);
+
 
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -169,6 +173,11 @@ public:
     /// Get the pad geometry
     const TriangleMesh& get_pad() const;
 
+    /// The Z offset to raise the model and the supports to the ground level.
+    /// This is the elevation given in the support config and the height of the
+    /// pad (if requested).
+    double get_elevation() const;
+
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.cpp b/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.cpp
index 0da8e6239..07777ff16 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ void SLAPrint::process()
             po.m_supportdata.reset(new SLAPrintObject::SupportData());
             po.m_supportdata->emesh = sla::to_eigenmesh(po.transformed_mesh());
 
-            // TODO: transform support points appropriately
-            po.m_supportdata->support_points = sla::support_points(mo);
+            po.m_supportdata->support_points =
+                    sla::to_point_set(po.transformed_support_points());
         }
 
         // for(SLAPrintObject *po : pobjects) {
@@ -454,4 +454,17 @@ const TriangleMesh &SLAPrintObject::transformed_mesh() const {
     return m_transformed_rmesh;
 }
 
+std::vector<Vec3d> SLAPrintObject::transformed_support_points() const
+{
+    assert(m_model_object != nullptr);
+    auto& spts = m_model_object->sla_support_points;
+
+    // this could be cached as well
+    std::vector<Vec3d> ret; ret.reserve(spts.size());
+
+    for(auto& sp : spts) ret.emplace_back( trafo() * Vec3d(sp.cast<double>()));
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 } // namespace Slic3r
diff --git a/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.hpp b/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.hpp
index c925d2f57..de8c6cdae 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.hpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/SLAPrint.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public:
     // This will return the transformed mesh which is cached
     const TriangleMesh&     transformed_mesh() const;
 
+    std::vector<Vec3d>      transformed_support_points() const;
+
     // I refuse to grantee copying (Tamas)
     SLAPrintObject(const SLAPrintObject&) = delete;
     SLAPrintObject& operator=(const SLAPrintObject&) = delete;