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Using Fusion360 electronics is exhausting me. Should I use a different tool from now on?

GooluraGongdola — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:26:43 GMT

Hello.

I am a Korean college student with DIY as a hobby, and I dream of starting a business through the development of idea products in the future.
In order to adapt to the Fusion 360 platform, I abandoned the existing environment such as Altium or EasyEDA and tried to get used to the Fusion 360 electronics for a long time.
But now, I feel that the time to give up Fusion 360 electronics is slowly approaching.

It may be a downside that I feel because I am not professional, but Fusion 360 electronics are somehow sloppy.
Ugly library symbols and footprint;
The number of basic libraries that are sorely lacking;
Side GUIs that are too large and inefficiently proportioned;
A lot of junk data piled up just by library work because you can't break the reference;
A feature to save as a missing block design;
And it's too online-based, so it's cumbersome to insert offline files.
I've been stuck with Fusion 360 Electronics for years, believing that these quirks will one day be improved, but now I'm confused as to whether these quirks define Fusion itself.

Did the Fusion360 electronics development team feel any of the above inconveniences in the process of directly designing the PCB with this?
Are these shortcomings just because I didn't understand Fusion 360 electronics properly?
I used it because I like fusion, but I get tired of it.

Re: Using Fusion360 electronics is exhausting me. Should I use a different tool from now on?

david_harperLXNTB — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:39:49 GMT

after this botched update i'm considering switching to altium or kicad

Re: Using Fusion360 electronics is exhausting me. Should I use a different tool from now on?

jonavark — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:32:38 GMT

I have to concur. F360 Electronics is one hot mess. Even as a long long time Eagle user, which in itself was no walk in the park, I find the F360 process severely crippling and time costly. I recall finally getting Eagle under control over a decade ago but guys.. it is now 2024. This is just terrible, non-intuitive nonsense.

Re: Using Fusion360 electronics is exhausting me. Should I use a different tool from now on?

andy_robertsTPP84 — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 20:38:53 GMT

Hi @GooluraGongdola

Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your concerns in more detail; I will DM you. We appreciate all feedback!

Thanks

Andy Roberts

Product Manager, Fusion Electronics

Re: Using Fusion360 electronics is exhausting me. Should I use a different tool from now on?

ImDaveM — Tue, 07 May 2024 00:46:25 GMT

I have the same problem and i agree with what you said..

i have nothing but PAIN when using electronics but mainly the library and the terrible way PCB's DON"T interact with MCAD! even though this is the big promise!