This article presents the final design of the METIS/ELT warm support structure subsystem. The warm support structure provides the mechanical interface between the cryostat and the Nasmyth platform. It consists of three substructures: the elevation platform, the cryostat alignment structure (CAS), and the instrument access platform. The elevation platform is connected to the Nasmyth platform and holds the CAS. It consists of seven legs connected to three notes. The CAS is a hexapod holding the cryostat, allowing maintenance, alignment, and positioning. The instrument access platform allows human access to the cryostat, it holds the cable support system and is prepared to support the future Single Laser Adaptive Optics system. The subsystem requirements, design trade-offs, interface considerations, final design and simulation results of the substructures will be detailed as presented to the METIS Final Design Review, in 2022.
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