With each update always update your IPD!

[Masta Squidge]

the difference between 53 and 65 might not be noticable, but try changing it from say, 3 to 65 and you should notice something

Yeah, but that wasn't what I was getting at. We aren't referring to the software setting, but rather your physical dimensions - the software should be set to match your actual IPD, if not, you're doin' it wrong.


I understand the concept of an ideal IPD, because of the way the optics work vs the fixed screen position. That being said, the question was "what is the "perfect" ipd?

 

[drkaii]

Yeah, but that wasn't what I was getting at. We aren't referring to the software setting, but rather your physical dimensions - the software should be set to match your actual IPD, if not, you're doin' it wrong.


I understand the concept of an ideal IPD, because of the way the optics work vs the fixed screen position. That being said, the question was "what is the "perfect" ipd?

Lol, weird. I thought I clicked "reply with quote". I was talking to someone else

Namely, this dude:

Just change mine from 53 to 65 made no difference at all!

 

[Raptoyd]

Tru but if you like to know more then what the software tells you.....
plus my ipd is too large for the rift the rift to compensate so checking if the measurements are correct.
then I ordered rings to correct the hardware. When those arrive il check weather the service manager will work with that. Does anybody already know? Please report



Definitely let us know if the interceptor software makes a difference after you get the rings. I need them too my IPD is 68.5 and looks like they have rings for that

 

[tinimark]

My ipd is also 68.5 and I purchased the rings to space them apart. Using the interceptor tool def helps but becuase the rings lift the lenses a couple of mm away from the screen I lost complete focus in the left eye. Weirdly, even with that loss of focus I found things just looked better and seemed more comfortable.

I want to know how much better it would be with both eyes fully in focus and the only way to do this would be to move the A lenses out without positioning them further from the screen.

i did read about some people sanding down the spacers to reduce the distance between lens and screen but apparently you need to mod (with a knife) the original tabs that hold them in place. 1: that sounds like a faff and 2: I don't want to ruin the unit for anyone not needing the spacers.

 

[Lirezh]

The vregear software is open source and free!
The guy made it under GPL (very nice move).

You do not need to buy the separators (however, it's worth it just to support the developer).
You can print them yourself of just use a knife and modify the cups so you can move them to the side.

I did not want to wait and just made a few cuts to the A cup and adapted it to 71mm IPD


Btw, the 3d printed separators are designed for B cups not A cups. With B cups they should be perfect for you.

 

[Darth Sidious]

The vregear software is open source and free!
The guy made it under GPL (very nice move).

You do not need to buy the separators (however, it's worth it just to support the developer).
You can print them yourself of just use a knife and modify the cups so you can move them to the side.

I did not want to wait and just made a few cuts to the A cup and adapted it to 71mm IPD


Btw, the 3d printed separators are designed for B cups not A cups. With B cups they should be perfect for you.

Now that you've changed the hardware how does the calibration tool react? Did it became unusable or is it still good for fine tuning?

 

[tinimark]

I did not want to wait and just made a few cuts to the A cup and adapted it to 71mm IPD


Btw, the 3d printed separators are designed for B cups not A cups. With B cups they should be perfect for you.

Any chance you could post details of the cuts you made to shift the lenses?

and when you did that, did you notice your view of the sides of the screen change like they do with the adapters installed?

 

[Yololo69]

I have an IPD of 68 and don't feel perfectly comfortable with the current hardware distance, so I can feel the pain for higher IPD (71!). It's mainly my right eyes which have some blur, mainly due to my nose which is not really at the center but lightly to the left. So To fix that I close strongly my eyes and move the DK2 left-right and reopen my eyes. The good position, not perfect but good enough for both eyes, is when the left side of my nose is strongly touching the inside of the rift, so it close my left nostril. This is not really comfortable and I can't play too long like that, breathing mainly from the mouth (Ocean Rift is perfect for this, even feel bubbles, so true! ) I hope the new rectangular shape of the CV1 (wild guess, I seen them on the CB version) will avoid such problem...

 

[tinimark]

You could try using just one of the gear VR lens adjusters for your right eye.
The key is to use the B lens with the adapter and the A lens on the left without the adapter. This is where I'm at currently and there is a definite improvement over stock.

 

[CMDR Holycow]

1. I didn't notice any difference after editing the IPD setting in the ED file
2. My setting remained after the latest patch

 

[Yololo69]

Just discovered this thread and this settings for ED. My original value I had so far was 0.028458 which is kind of far from the one I just inserted instead : 0.068000. Strictly no difference in game so it don't have any functionality 100% sure (at least for me, my machine, my configuration, etc.). They probably use the Oculus value read from the driver or use a standard value. In any case, not this one as an IPD of 2,8cm is too far from an IPD of 6,8cm, and playing with this value in the Rift configuration (from the min and the max allowed) show real rendering difference in the Demo Scene...