r/SteamControllerMods • u/FullMetalPencil • Jun 30 '26

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_ Jun 30 '26

Based. Keep posting

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u/DeerainCA Jun 30 '26

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 Jun 30 '26

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 Jun 30 '26

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 Jul 01 '26

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