Mounting Htc Vive On Dry Wall

Patch drywall on your own how to.

Mounting htc vive on dry wall.

Screw drywall to studs with a drywall screwgun. They ve got a 1 4 standard mounting point that screws into the bottom of the vive base stations. All i can say is that it s worked out well for me so far 1 month. In fact htc designed the vive lighthouses with this in mind.

Drilling the mounting brackets into your wall isn t a necessity. Cut drywall using different methods how to. You can also find video setup instructions here. These are alternate installation instructions for the htc vive.

Htc vive installation guide. Choose the right type of wall anchors and install them in drywall how to. The back and bottom of the lighthouses come with threaded holes which. Save 5 with coupon.

Twist the legs around something handy i ve got one of mine on top of a picture frame the other at the end of a curtain rail it works perfectly. I take no responsibility if you suffer damage as a result of this to your vive your wall or yourself. Rotate the base station to screw it onto the threaded ball joint. Applying pressure when getting the screws to bite into the anchor actually pushed the plastic insert through my drywall and into the wall cavity lost for eternity every time.

The htc pucks have up to 18 steamvr ir tracking points per puck that s 54 with 3 but for full body one could likely get away with only 2 to 4 for the feet and the chest. Do not screw the base station all the way in only enough to be stable and oriented correctly. 5 coupon applied at checkout. Drill a shank hole or clearance hole how to.

A couple of things before we get started. Secure the base stations in a location where they can t be easily jostled or moved. So i attempted to set up my lighthouse brackets using only the included hardware and didn t realize that the htc drywall anchors have no retaining lip. Htc vive base stations and mounting brackets x2 block of wood approx 85 x 45 x 20 mm x2 4 2 x 16 mm screws x4.

Each base station has a 120 degree field of view so it s ideal to adjust its angle between 30 and 45 degrees to fully cover your play area. Mount the base stations diagonally and above head height ideally more than 2 m 6 ft 6 in. When mounting on concrete or drywall first drill inch holes and insert anchors before screwing mounts in. In order to get htc s software like vive home the vive overlay and phone services visit htc s site for the official htc vive installer.