> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ntop.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

Generate support structures in nTop and learn how to modify premade custom blocks to tailor these structures to your specific needs.

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### About this course

Follow along as Senior Solution Engineer, Mandy Rosengren, walks through methods for generating support structures in nTop and how to modify premade custom blocks to tailor these support structures to your specific needs.

**Prerequisites:** [101: nTop Essentials](/lessons/ntop-essentials/overview), [230: Intro to Automation](/lessons/intro-to-custom-blocks/before-we-begin-custom-blocks), [210: Intro to Lattices](/lessons/intro-to-lattices/overview), [220: Intro to Field Driven Design](/lessons/intro-to-field-driven-design/overview)

**What is covered:**

* Generating Bar Supports
* Generating Volume Supports
* Modifying Custom Blocks
* Working with custom blocks to create custom support structures across a family of parts

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