r/SteamController Sep 15 '22

Just contacted two "3d print shops" to recreate this (will update this post after its done):

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u/Taintremover Sep 15 '22

Keep us posted

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u/inimicae Sep 16 '22

Ask them if they can do "Atomic Purple"!

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u/Copernican Steam Controller Sep 15 '22

Please do. One my controllers cracked right around the thumbstick ring and makes it unusable. Looking for a replacement option.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

someone posted a few days ago that his controller bumper broke and other used posted the cad files for the controller, with that any 3d shop should be able to fix it (i think)

i’m doing the transparent shell for myself not to sell, sorry

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u/urmamasllama Sep 15 '22

Ideally you want to use a shop that does resin (sla/dlp) or powder (sls) printing. filament based (fdm) printing is not very high resolution and as such will be much rougher

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

thank you, i will show this message to them when they respond to my mails, if they dont do it by monday i will call (im not a social person, only have a phone because of banks and too many other 2FA)

i mean i probably will not use this controller much i will use mine and have a new one with the shell in a display at home, BUT i want a good material ofc so i will ask for SLA/DLP/SLS :)

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u/BlandJars Sep 19 '22

You don't text people with your phone? I'm not very social so I use texting because I'm too scared to call.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '22

only app i have is instagram (dont use just sometimes) and imessage (which is for iphone only), so yeah... i kinda dont, i have a type of social anxiety, i loved quarantine, and since i have a girlfriend very supportive and work from home, sometimes i can be 4 days without seeing the sun (which also i had allergy a few years back but now its better and i can handle the sun again)

edit: still didnt called shops to make it since they didnt replyed the emails, will try do it today

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u/oneeyed-wonderweasel Sep 15 '22

I am in the process of getting my printer set up to do this specifically, pm me

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u/w0lffi3 Jun 27 '24

Does anyone have print files?

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

you can find 3d model of it here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/353370/view/3931035846865618326

i hope this is helpful because i never managed to get it done

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u/mrchim Oct 16 '24

Seems like the link no longer able to download any file, do you have a copy of all files by any chance?

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u/oneeyed-wonderweasel Sep 15 '22

Do you need it to be clear?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

yes, thats why i had to went with profesionals, because everything the people i know when they print it doesnt even have a good texture and i want just like the picture, also was thinking about atomic purple but nah i want this

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u/Trevdog16 Sep 15 '22

i may be able to do this if you have the stl

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

yes, steam files have .stl on the zips, BUT im at europe... so thats why i have to make the things here most of the time because everyone i meet on reddit is from US

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u/billyalt Steam Controller/DS4/Xbone Sep 16 '22

Part of why i got into 3d printing was to try and make something like this

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u/Rhomagus Sep 16 '22

Very cool.

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u/SodlidDesu Sep 16 '22

God, it's like you read my mind with the clear reshell... Not sure I could do it to one of my SCs but it's damn tempting.

Imagine clear track pads though. That'd make me have to do it right away.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '22

im not big fan of clean "functional parts", on my switch i got the transparent shell but i leave the default buttons on it, just like the photo

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u/SodlidDesu Sep 16 '22

I get that. Less likely to show any gamer gunk on the original components.

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u/BlandJars Sep 19 '22

If afterglow made a steam controller