Use a pre-printed PCB for board layout

tlschumacher2000 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:57:59 GMT

I have a number of pre-printed PCB's (See attachment) that I will be stacking. Since these are one off board, I don't really want to go through a FAB house to create each PCB.

Can anyone suggest the best way of moving a schematic onto one of these boards? I'd like to be able to show component placement AND all the wires. It would be nice if I could have different colored wires.

What is the best way to define the board?

Re: Use a pre-printed PCB for board layout

jorge_garcia — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:17:32 GMT

Hi @tlschumacher2000,

I hope you're doing well. So Fusion is not set up for perfboard layouts like the one you have shown. There are some tools which are setup for this type of layout. You basically have to treat it like a solderless breadboard. I would recommend using TinkerCAD for this type of layout, it's really designed for simple experimentation but will get you the result you want.
https://www.tinkercad.com/circuits

If you want, you can always export the design to Fusion.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

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