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01-03-2021 05:17 AM
Before using any 3d scanned data to reverse engineer, It's certainly better to work with the official mesh-based data from the controller art files available here ( 3d models come in three different mesh densities )
georudd said:
Super frustrating that there is no official word on a CAD file release. Has anyone seen a high-res scan anywhere that is any good?
04-07-2021 09:07 PM
Thanks. I have those but the quality is not accurate enough for developing accessories.
Has anyone from Oculus publically stated why they are not releasing the official CAD files as they did with the Quest 1?
04-08-2021 09:34 PM
Redesigning the shape of the controller to be more comfordable/user friendly to a particular person.
Sure the controllers are nice and feed on average "decent". But the handles are tapered all the way down and feel very slippery after ones hands get sweaty. Adding a ridge between the pinky and ring finger, adding a "pommel" like on a sword, or just adding a rectangle of silicone rubber (which I can 3d print right into a new plastic piece) to make gripping the controller a bit better for those long jump around active VR games.
Another one is I'd like to edit the top black part of the controller to add some contouring on the area that is to be the "thumb rest" when not using buttons or thumbstick, on the inside (basically, there needs to be a little "C" shape gouged out of the controller in a certain spot to make this thumbrest. Wouldn't interfere with any of the buttons, but make it far more comfortable while in games like Beatsaber or etc.
Also for those gun games that like to have you hold a single rifle with 2 hands and they like to get wonky if you don't keep your hands/controllers aligned perfectly. Sockets can be added to the front and back of each controller with a small magnet in the bottom of each. Then when one wishes to play a game that requires this "rifle controller" style, you just stick a little rod 4-6in long (metal, or plastic with it's own magnets in the ends) in the sockets to stick the controllers together and you're good.
Beauty of the magnets is that if you need to switch to a pistol, or the game required you to manually reload, you can "break" the connection easy enough to reload, and the magnets will help you stick it back together when done reloading.
Other ideas too, but those are just ones that are on the table for me.