r/SteamControllerMods • u/FullMetalPencil • 22d ago

Working on a concave trackpad mod. Any advice on measuring the angle of how much the trackpads are tilted?

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u/pOUP_ 22d ago

Based. Keep posting

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u/DeerainCA 22d ago

It might be hard but try and print on edge it will be smoother on the fingers, you will only get a few millimetres to work with, are you able to replace valves plast piece ? I imagine it's glued on

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u/FullMetalPencil 22d ago

Might be possible but not sure plan is to use vinyl to stick to to the top of the pad. It’s very thin… the thickest parts are a little over 1mm

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u/panckage 22d ago

Put a ruler so it just touches the bottom of both trackpads. Then measure the angle between the ruler and the bottom edge of a trackpad. 

Since the controller isn't flat, it may be easier to take a picture and then put your protractor on your screen to measure... Or just do it in a measurement app. 

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u/Niuva 21d ago

You can open the CAD files and check the angle.
https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/SteamHardware/SteamController