Vive Tracker Lite

This is my 1.4 version of the Vive Tracker Lite! This mount allows you to use those dusty old Vive wands as trackers for full body tracking, camera tracking, or anything you could use a Vive tracker for!

Vive trackers are expensive and can go for $100 each used, however, used Vive controllers can be found for much cheaper!!

You can either reconfigure the controller to semi-permanently behave as a Vive tracker, or you can use the app Natural Locomotion on steam to temporarily use your Vive wands as trackers.

Guide for converting wands: https://gist.github.com/hyblocker/84193ed2ac35a82a1d2d1650dc4d6932

Natural Locomotion on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/798810/Natural_Locomotion/

Extra required parts (per tracker):

2x M3 threaded insert (https://a.co/d/0dxcOuBP)
2x M3 Screw (https://a.co/d/0dxcOuBP)
1x 1/4" Insert (https://a.co/d/03vSp9az)
1x Soldering iron/press to insert the threaded inserts

Print settings

I used PTEG for the pictures, but I have made these with PLA before and PLA should be more than strong enough. Use a 40%+ infill for best results.

Connecting the tracker

A Vive headset has two "Vive dongles" inside it, so you can use that to connect two trackers to SteamVR. If using another headset, you can just leave the HDMI connection to the Vive headset disconnected, and you will be able to still use the internal "Vive dongles". You can also purchase bootleg dongles off Amazon. I have tested this one and it has worked well for me. https://a.co/d/03WnhTVu

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