Xbox One Controller Paddles All 4 paddles

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Controller paddles are a mechanism that allows you to press video game controller face buttons with paddles on the back without taking your thumbs off of analog sticks. This is useful in games like shooters where you need to use both face buttons and analog sticks simultaneously. The design of these controller paddles simplifies by replacing bearings with beams that flex deliberately, using compliant mechanisms. Here are the four controller paddles. I printed this without supports, using PLA material, two shells, and 10% infill. Changing the material, shells, or infill will change how stiff the mechanism is. I have only designed and tried the mechanism with these print settings for an Xbox One controller. A button - Top right paddle, B button - Bottom right paddle, X button - Top left paddle, Y button - Bottom left paddle I recommend that you first print each paddle with its corresponding presser (X paddle and X presser together) and snap them together. Make sure the presser is hanging out to the right of the paddle with the square holed part of the paddle pointed towards you and the paddles facing away from you. Check the gif on my Google Plus Collection if you want to see how you push the snap fit joint fits into the hole. You may have to pinch the prongs together slightly to get them into the hole. After printing all four paddles, print the Connector joint plate (print it so that the side with two slots is face down) and two of the mount hooks. Slide the controller hooks pegs into the two slots on the back (the side with only two slots). This is also shown in the Google Plus Collection. If you printed the connector plates with rafts, you may need a hammer to slide hooks all the way in. Slide the controller paddles into their respective slots indicated by the picture above. With the narrow ends of the slots facing away from you, slide the Y paddle into the middle left slot, B in the middle right slot, X in the outer left slot, and A in the outer right slot (it's easier if start in the middle). That's it. If you are the one who downloaded the two-paddle version, I have replaced the old post with all four paddles here. You will need the other parts from the last download to put it all together. The post is now called Xbox One controller Paddles. This was designed for my Compliant Mechanisms Independent Project course. If you want to know more about compliant mechanisms, here is a link to the slides from my final presentation that cover what I learned and did for the class: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1... If you want to know when I am releasing new 3D printing files, go to my Google Plus collection at https://plus.google.com/u/0/collections... and click the bell symbol to receive notifications about my projects.