diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/Experiment.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/Experiment.cpp
index f4e8a8f01b..23f50cf9a6 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/Experiment.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/Experiment.cpp
@@ -6,72 +6,146 @@
 #include "slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/GLGizmoPainterBase.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r/TriangleSelector.hpp"
 
+#include <boost/nowide/cstdio.hpp>
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
+
 namespace Slic3r::GUI {
 
 //TODO close in seprate namespace
 
+static constexpr size_t empty { size_t(-1) };
+
 struct Triangle {
     stl_triangle_vertex_indices indices;
     Vec3f normal;
     size_t index_in_its;
     Vec3i neighbours;
-    float min_z;
+    Vec3f z_coords_sorted_asc;
 
     //members updated during algorithm
-    size_t area { 0 };
+    float strength { 0.0 };
+    bool supports = false;
+    bool visited = false;
 };
 
+inline float face_area(const stl_vertex vertex[3]) {
+    return (vertex[1] - vertex[0]).cross(vertex[2] - vertex[1]).norm() / 2;
+}
+
+inline float its_face_area(const indexed_triangle_set &its, const stl_triangle_vertex_indices face)
+        {
+    const stl_vertex vertices[3] { its.vertices[face[0]], its.vertices[face[1]], its.vertices[face[2]] };
+    return face_area(vertices);
+}
+inline float its_face_area(const indexed_triangle_set &its, const int face_idx)
+        {
+    return its_face_area(its, its.indices[face_idx]);
+}
+
 struct SupportPlacerMesh {
+    const float supportable_area_budget = 200000.0;
 
     indexed_triangle_set mesh;
     std::vector<Triangle> triangles;
     std::vector<size_t> triangle_indexes_by_z;
 
-    explicit SupportPlacerMesh(indexed_triangle_set &&mesh) :
-            mesh(mesh) {
-
+    explicit SupportPlacerMesh(indexed_triangle_set &&t_mesh) :
+            mesh(t_mesh) {
         auto neighbours = its_face_neighbors_par(mesh);
 
-        auto min_z_point = [](const size_t &t_index) {
-            const auto &t = triangles[t_index];
-            return std::min(mesh.vertices[t.indices.z()].z(),
-                    std::min(mesh.vertices[t.indices.x()].z(), mesh.vertices[t.indices.y()].z()));
+        auto z_coords_sorted = [&](const size_t &face_index) {
+            const auto &face = mesh.indices[face_index];
+            Vec3f z_coords = Vec3f { mesh.vertices[face.x()].z(), mesh.vertices[face.y()].z(),
+                    mesh.vertices[face.z()].z() };
+            ;
+            std::sort(z_coords.data(), z_coords.data() + 3);
+            return z_coords;
         };
 
-        for (size_t face_index = 0; face_index < mesh.indices; ++face_index) {
+        for (size_t face_index = 0; face_index < mesh.indices.size(); ++face_index) {
             Vec3f normal = its_face_normal(mesh, face_index);
             triangles.push_back(Triangle { mesh.indices[face_index], normal, face_index, neighbours[face_index],
-                    min_z_point(face_index) });
+                    z_coords_sorted(face_index) });
             triangle_indexes_by_z.push_back(face_index);
         }
 
         std::sort(triangle_indexes_by_z.begin(), triangle_indexes_by_z.end(),
                 [&](const size_t &left, const size_t &right) {
-                    return triangles[left].min_z < triangles[right].min_z;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < triangles[left].z_coords_sorted_asc.size(); ++i) {
+                        if (triangles[left].z_coords_sorted_asc.data()[i]
+                                < triangles[right].z_coords_sorted_asc.data()[i]) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        if (triangles[left].z_coords_sorted_asc.data()[i]
+                                > triangles[right].z_coords_sorted_asc.data()[i]) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return false;
                 });
     }
 
-    void assign_areas() {
-        size_t next_to_process = 0;
-        while (next_to_process < triangles.size()) {
-        if (triangles[next_to_process].area > 0){
-            //already done, skip
-            continue;
+    void find_support_areas() {
+        for (const size_t &current_index : triangle_indexes_by_z) {
+            Triangle &current = triangles[current_index];
+            float dot_product = current.normal.dot(Vec3f::UnitZ());
+
+            std::cout << "EXP: dot_product :   " << dot_product << std::endl;
+
+            if (dot_product >= 0) {
+                current.strength = supportable_area_budget;
+                current.visited = true;
+                current.supports = false;
+            } else {
+                for (const auto &neighbour_index : current.neighbours) {
+                    const Triangle &neighbour = triangles[neighbour_index];
+                    if (!neighbour.visited) {
+                        //not visited yet, ignore
+                        continue;
+                    } else {
+                        std::cout << "EXP: neighbour visited  " << std::endl;
+
+                        float support_cost = -dot_product * dot_product * dot_product
+                                * its_face_area(mesh, current.index_in_its);
+                        std::cout << "EXP: support_cost:  " << support_cost << std::endl;
+
+                        std::cout << "EXP: neighbour strength  " << neighbour.strength << std::endl;
+                        if (neighbour.strength < support_cost) {
+                            continue;
+                        } else {
+                            current.strength = neighbour.strength - support_cost;
+                            current.visited = true;
+                            current.supports = false;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!current.visited) {
+                    std::cout << "EXP: suports enforced  " << std::endl;
+                    current.supports = true;
+                    current.visited = true;
+                    current.strength = its_face_area(mesh, current.index_in_its);
+                }
+            }
         }
+    }
 
+}
+;
 
+inline void do_experimental_support_placement(indexed_triangle_set mesh,
+        TriangleSelectorGUI *selector) {
+    SupportPlacerMesh support_placer { std::move(mesh) };
 
+    support_placer.find_support_areas();
+
+    for (const Triangle &t : support_placer.triangles) {
+        if (t.supports) {
+            selector->set_facet(t.index_in_its, EnforcerBlockerType::ENFORCER);
+            selector->request_update_render_data();
+        }
     }
 }
 
-};
-
-void do_experimental_support_placement(indexed_triangle_set mesh,
-        const TriangleSelectorGUI *selector) {
-    SupportPlacerMesh support_placer { std::move(mesh) };
-
-    support_placer.assign_areas();
-
-}
-
 }