Steam Controller CAD Model & Plastic Part Design Resources

Learn about an excellent full-detail CAD model available from Valve Corporation for the now-discontinued Steam Controller, as well as other valuable resources for plastic part design addressing common industry challenges, plastic part design guidelines. We also feature a model of the Steam Deck handheld game console featuring the complete "topology" or exterior surfaces. We'll discuss topics like curvature continuity, maintaining proper draft angles for injection molded parts, wall thicknesses for ribs, electronics packaging concerns, etc. The Steam Controller CAD model is an incredible resource regardless of your CAD system because it's a fully detailed, production-ready model to have as a reference! Links & Resources: Steam Controller CAD Release: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/353370/view/3931035846865618326 Steam Deck CAD Release: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675180/view/3106923225208810470 Note: These models are shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike 4.0 International license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) Other resources featured in the video: XBox Controller Teardown: https://www.fictiv.com/teardowns/xbox-controller-teardown Plastic Part Design Guides: http://hankyan.com/ SOLIDWORKS Surfacing for Industrial Design course: https://solidprof.org/surfacingindustrial Visit SolidProfessor for full-length CAD courses, certification prep and practice exams! https://www.solidprofessor.com/ Follow @SolidProfessor: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solidpro/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SolidProfessor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solidprofessor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solidprofessor/ Blog: https://www.solidprofessor.com/blog/