AutoCAD Electrical vs Fusion 360 Electronics

[CaptainMJ]

Hi All,

A simple question for you all! I am currently using Fusion 360 Electronics for making schematics and generating PCB's. I'm interested to know what the main difference is between Fusion 360 Electronics and Autocad Electrical. My initial thought is that AutoCAD is more for Power Electronics and Fusion 360 is more for circuit boards but I could of course be completely wrong here. Would be happy to hear some input on this.

[rhesusminus · Accepted solution]

AcadE is mainly directed against panel builders and the likes, and as you've figured out, not against electronics/pcb's.
Fusion 360 Electronics is competing against Autodesk Eagle for your attention 🙂

[CaptainMJ]

Thanks for the explanation, that's exactly what I wanted to know!

[galashkina · Accepted solution]

In AutoCAD Electrical, wires, cables, harnesses, and pipes are used for connections between components. Wire is assigned a color, cross section, number of the electric circuit, etc. Cable is assigned a cable’s name, colors and section lived, etc. This information is used in reports (text documents), for example, the connection table, the cable magazine, etc.

Other parameters are set for PCB conductors, such as the width of the conductor, the layer of PCB, the size of the transition hole, and so on. These parameters can not be assigned in the AutoCAD Electrical.

AutoCAD Electrical is used for designing objects where wires, cables, harnesses, and pipes are used for connections between components, but not printed conductors.

[CaptainMJ]

Many thanks for the clear explanation.

[stalin.varghese90]

How do we represent a harness in AutoCAD Electrical ?

[rhesusminus]

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-electrical/getting-started/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2...

[galashkina]

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@stalin.varghese90 wrote:

How do we represent a harness in AutoCAD Electrical ?

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My examples of wire harnesses in AutoCAD Electrical.

Block. Connection diagram.

 

Show connection lines.

 

Drawing of the block layout and the relationship between the schematic image and the layout image.

[galashkina]

Wiring diagram for level, temperature, pressure, etc. sensors to the cabinet terminals.

 

Show connection lines.

 

Show connection lines.

 

Sensors and harnesses in a 3D model of a boiler room (AutoCAD Electrical & Inventor).