Valve Is Allowing You To 3D Print Your Own Steam Controller

Here’s some news that many gamers are going to love. Valve has opened up CAD files of the Steam controller to the public. What this means is that you and I can build and 3D print our own Steam controllers, even though Valve originally released the product and owns it, it’s opening it up to all of us under the Creative Commons license. The license allows for creating and sharing but Valve’s permission will be required if you want to sell your version of the Steam controller.

Valve’s Pierre-Loup announced the release of the mechanical CAD geometry for the Steam controller on the official website. The geometry of all externally visible parts has been made available to the public under Creative Commons licensing.

The archive that Valve has opened to the public contains several eDrawings viewer files from native Modeling and Creo Express to 3D print files and neutral exchange. This is to ensure compatibility with a wide variety of design tools.

This will enable people to create alternate designs and really customize the Steam controller in a way that wasn’t possible before. To get the ball rolling on alternate designs, Valve has released a few variants of the Battery Door which allows users to carry their wireless USB receiver with them.

Those who make alternate designs for the controller can also contact steamhardwarefeedback@valvesoftware.com if they have model related issues that Valve might be able to address.

Adnan Farooqui
Categories: Gadgets
Tags: Steam Controller, Valve