Is there a demo or something showing how to get started in Fusion 360?

[grahamUTKMN]

I've been putting off trying any electronics design in Fusion 360 as I was mainly making changes to existing designs and didn't want to loose anything or screw anything up.

I've now got the opportunity to try it as I have a very simple board to do.

Is there a walkthrough or getting started guide anywhere?

Thanks,

G

[grahamUTKMN]

I've had a bit of a google.

Do we still actually do the design in Eagle then, and then 'push' it to Fusion once finished?

I thought the design was actually done in Fusion for some reason.

G

[panpan_fan]

Hi @grahamUTKMN 

I hope you are doing well!

I hope the Help Document of Fusion 360 Electronic will do some help 

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=ECD-OVERVIEW

If you have any other problems, please leave your comment, thank!

Regards,

Panpan Fan

[grahamUTKMN]

Hi @panpan_fan ,

Thanks, that did help a little, then I browsed around the links until I came across this page that told me about opening an existing design (which is what I'm trying to do at first):

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=ECD-MANAGE-ELECT-DOCS

Questions:

Step 4 says: Leave the Location field blank for now, or click the arrow on the right and select a project for the file.

I don't seem to have the option to leave this blank, why not?

What am I actually saving here, is it a project file?

Do I HAVE to save it in the cloud? Can I not save files locally any more?

My actual schematic and board files are still going to be stored locally on my machine, why are things split up?

If it is a project file, and I do have to save it in the cloud, how does this all work if I then want to edit my design in the future in Eagle? Is that all ok?

Thanks,

G

[panpan_fan]

Hi @grahamUTKMN 

I hope you are doing well! For all you questions, here is my answer.

Q1: Step 4 says: Leave the Location field blank for now, or click the arrow on the right and select a project for the file.

I don't seem to have the option to leave this blank, why not?

Answer: I think the meaning of 'Leave the Location field blank for now' is that you can just leave the Location as it is now (The original Location is the opening project path in the data panel ). If you don't want to save your electronic design in the path, you can click the arrow on the right and select any project you want to save the file.

Q2: What am I actually saving here, is it a project file?

Answer: You are saving the whole electronic design in this step. The schematic and board file (and 3D PCB) will also be in the electronic design. So if you save the electronic design, all files (schematic,board,3d PCB) will all be saved.

Q3: Do I HAVE to save it in the cloud? Can I not save files locally any more?

Answer: I may misunderstand the 'Have to' here. For me, I think it is better to save the whole electronic design in the cloud. It will be well saved and managed when you save them in cloud. You can see your designs when you log in Fusion 360.

If you don't want to save them in cloud,  you can also export the schematic and board files. Personally I think it may not a good workflow to managed all your files.

When you save your electronic design in the cloud, you don't need to save the files locally unless you have other need.

Q4:My actual schematic and board files are still going to be stored locally on my machine, why are things split up?

Answer: I am not sure the meaning of this question. Do you mean that you want save files locally? If you want, Fusion 360 also supports exporting the files in local path. If I misunderstand something here, please let me know, thanks!

Q5: If it is a project file, and I do have to save it in the cloud, how does this all work if I then want to edit my design in the future in Eagle? Is that all ok?

Answer: If you want to edit your design in Eagle, you can just export your schematic and board file as .sch and .brd files. Then they can be opened in Eagle successfully.

 

I hope my answers can help you a little. If you still have other questions, please leave your comment, thanks!

Regards,

Panpan Fan

[grahamUTKMN]

Thank you for your replies, I think I'll just stick with using Eagle for now then and not bother with Fusion.

Regards,

Graham

[panpan_fan]

Hi @grahamUTKMN 

Hope all is well.

Sorry that my reply doesn't help you to solve your problem.

If you still need, here is the video  I find which may help you to get start with Fusion 360 from Eagle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5gm4c86h-Q&list=PLmA_xUT-8UlI0k9YsKK23onh_0VV2_DP5

And Fusion 360 electronic related videos can be fond in https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmA_xUT-8UlI0k9YsKK23onh_0VV2_DP5

Compared with Eagle, Fusion 360 Electron may a better workflow for Electronic and Mechanic combination. Some other new features are also added in Fusion 360 now.

And thank you for using Eagle and Fusion 360! If you have any other questions when using Eagle or Fusion 360, please let us know.

Regards,

Panpan Fan

[grahamUTKMN]

Hi @panpan_fan ,

What other new features have been added to Fusion?

Thanks for the video links, I'll take a look at those.

Regards,

Graham

[panpan_fan]

Hi @grahamUTKMN 

For Fusion 360 August release, the push and shove feature is attractive and it can help you a lot when you modify your design. You can see the short demo here to know about this new feature  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4wkUCD9HSs

For the August Release, you can also find other new features and improvement from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn6CUVuDnS8&feature=youtu.be

For other new features in previous releases, you can find them in Youtube Autodesk Fusion 360 by search keyword in https://www.youtube.com/c/AutodeskFusion360/videos

If you have other questions, please let us know, thanks!

Regards,

Panpan Fan