Vive Facial Tracker - Index Frunk Mount

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This mount for the Vive Facial Tracker is based off the Universal HTC Vive Facial Tracker Mount V2 from TheMysticle. (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4800379 under the CC BY 4.0 lisence) That mount has been fused with the open source Index Frunk model. There is also a hole next to the mount so you can pass the USB C cable through the frunk and right into the USB port of the headset. It is still quite jerry rigged, it's not elegant, but works quite well. Figured I'd share my STL for other Index users to try it out. Might find time later to tweak the mount's placement (college is taking all of my time lately) You will need to get yourself and/or print: - 1x Valve Index Frunk mount (the main item in this thing) - 1x Slider (also included here) - 3x Mount extensions from the original thing (also included here) - 2x M3 nuts - 1x M3 screws - some tape - 4 3x3mm or 3x2mm round magnets to insert in the 3D printed frunk (to make it more sturdy if needed, but not required if using good tape) - 1x USB C female to USB A male adapter Here are the steps to mount this adapter: 1. Unscrew the original mount from the Vive Facial Tracker. 2. Screw the 3 mount extensions to the Tracker using the original scew and 1 M3 nut (be sure you tighten it enough so it doesn't move around while playing, but not too hard to not break it!) 3. Using a screw and a second nut, screw down the other side of the mount extensions onto the slider. (be sure you also tighten this enough so it doesn't move around while playing, but not too hard to not break it!) 4. Slide the slider with the tracker attached to it in the mount on the 3D printed frunk, then use some more tape (or anything else) to hold it down in case it wants to slide around. 5. Remove the original frunk of your Index (it is just held down by magnets.) 6. Pass the USB cable of the Tracker through the hole directly on the left of the mount, then using the USB C to USB A adapter, plug the Tracker's USB cable in the USB port at the front of the Index headset. 8. place your 3D printed frunk with the mount in its place. Be sure to use some tape to make it hold down better when playing (or anything else you can find to hold it down, tape works for me.) From there, you should have a working Vive Facial Tracker after you install the required HTC runtime on your PC. You can adjust it forward and back and also tilt it to properly adjust the positioning (the original thing from TheMysticle works quite well,) then screw it down to lock it in place better (not to the point of breaking it though.)