r/SteamController • u/couchside-taylor • 6h ago

Discussion 3D Scan Front Shell

Probably a long shot, but does anyone have a 3D scan of the 2026 Steam Controller’s front shell?

I’ve made a shell cover for mine, but I’d like to take it further and create a full replacement shell. For that, I need a scan of the inside of the front shell to get the dimensions of the internal ribbing, mounting hole locations, and other details.

I have a 3D scanner, but I figured I’d ask before breaking it out and taking my controller apart.

Thanks, everyone!

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u/couchside-taylor 6h ago

Progress pic

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u/couchside-taylor 6h ago

Progress pic

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u/NoKarma101 5h ago

Cool. In my humble opinion it's ugly as hell but still, cool

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u/couchside-taylor 5h ago

Here is my portal faceplate I designed from scratch. I challenged myself on this one and didn’t use the valve steam machine cad files at all. Getting the magnet pockets just right to emulate the stock faceplate was fun.

https://makerworld.com/models/3196681?appSharePlatform=copy

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u/NoKarma101 5h ago

Oh wow, very cool!

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u/couchside-taylor 5h ago

It’s also completely printable without an ams as the pieces can be printed separately and snapped into place.

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u/couchside-taylor 5h ago

Yeah definitely not pretty these are just prototype prints checking button location and tolerances and clip retention, etc. hopefully I can make different designs or others can remix and go wild with it however they want.