Ok thank you very much for the hint with the support blocker. In my understanding it was, that it blocks supports for the whole model 😅
The changing of the X/Y setting was also making the understanding better.
Also I had the wrong definition of the overhang angle in my mind and set it to very low values. I thought it was measured from the base (horizontally), so low values would mean bigger overhangs.
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Slashee_the_Cow 409
If the bottom edge of the model is slightly curved (hard to tell from the screenshots but it sorta looks like it), the support would most likely want to support that.
Staying outside the model is likely because of the Support > Support X/Y Distance setting. By default it's 0.8mm, meaning support will always stay at least 0.8mm away from a wall. In your case it looks like that might be set pretty high.
If you could post your Cura project file (.3mf, get it set up, then go to File > Save Project) we can have a look at the model and your settings and be able to figure out what's to blame.
Meanwhile, let me introduce you to a new friend: the support blocker. With your model selected, it's this button on the toolbar on the left:
Now let me introduce you to one of my friends:
He doesn't say much. He's really only useful for testing things. But you see the bit on the left where it goes over itself and produces support that sits on top of the lower part of the model? That support is really annoying to try and get rid of. And I have faith that my printer can bridge that gap without it. So:
Much better.
Much better.
You can bridge that gap, little... thing! I have faith in you.
(Yes it can bridge that gap, but only when using PLA, not PETG or TPU - they're too soft and stringy and fall down the gap.)
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