UPATED: EAGLE to Fusion Migration Guide

[RichardHammerl]

Hey there,

we have published a written EAGLE to Fusion Migration Guide, which covers lots of great topics to help you get up and running with Fusion.

Peek inside to learn:

•   Where everything is located in Fusion - files, commands, workspaces, settings
•   How to use your libraries in Fusion
•   How to move EAGLE files over to Fusion and pick up where you left off

We are very curious to hear feedback about how to improve our guidance for EAGLE users trying to learn Fusion, so don't hold back!

[RichardHammerl]

Hey folks,

additionally to the migration guide as a pdf document there are some videos that also help to do the first steps in Fusion 360 Electronics. Follow these links:

Import EAGLE files into Fusion 360  -  2:18min

Loading EAGLE design and library file in Fusion 360  -  3:47min

Migrating your Autodesk EAGLE files to Fusion 360   -  42min

Have fun!

[mtl_asm]

Hi Richard, Is there a specific reason why certain files are forced to be saved on the cloud (ie .brd and .sch) but then other files (.ulp for example) don't even have the option and must be stored locally?

Any possibility that in the future ALL our eagle related files could be on the cloud within the fusion account OR have the option to store ALL locally so you can use github or some other system to do it all (as im sure most people do now), instead of now you have to sort of maintain 2 systems? Does 500$ a year not get enough cloud storage for a few script files on your server 😉

[scottH36AU]

Agree, I'm not interested in using Fusion for PCB design as it's forcing me to store my data in the cloud - probably to hold people hostage in the future. I see no advantages in using the Fusion web-based CAD software to design PCBs, honestly. The latest versions of Eagle are unusably slow now, which I suspect has to do with code and libraries being shared with Fusion in the latest builds. I've stopped upgrading at 9.4.2, which seems the last version of Eagle with good performance.

[mtl_asm]

yes same actually, i have 9.6.2 also installed but almost exclusively run 9.4.2 for similar reasons.

[benjamin.jordan]

Hi @mtl_asm this is a timing issue. Soon, all these items will be able to be stored in your cloud account and follow you wherever you go. 

@scottH36AU to answer again the usual (understandable) reticence around cloud storage and "holding files hostage": Your files are still EAGLE files inside the Fusion archive (f3z, fbrd, fsch) and are all able to be "exported" (ie saved locally). Nobody owns your designs but you and whom you choose to share them with. Autodesk hosts your files, but you own them and always will. What's more, underneath they are still open XML based files, unlike any other commercial EDA vendor - you can read them easily into any software you choose. In contrast, if you used OrCAD or Altium or PADs at some company, then left, you'd still have to by your own license to be able to use files/libraries taken with you because they are all proprietary binary files.

With Fusion, (as with EAGLE) you can always open the designs, even in the free version, and at least get the CAM outputs for production. That's more than can be said for any other commercial EDA tool *that I know of*.

Hope that helps!

-Ben.

[scottH36AU]

My work PC has 128GB RAM, a 4TB RAID0 array of 2 NVME PCIE-4 drives giving over 14,000MB/sec bandwidth, and a further 12TB of RAID5 SSD storage. This is automatically backed up to a server with off-site backup storage. Why do I need to keep uploading/downloading data to "the cloud" for the designs I'm working on locally, and nobody else ever needs to touch? Luckily I have reasonably fast internet, but very few people have an internet connection that can exceed the speed of local storage. So this just adds latency and isn't making good use of technology.

Not only that, but clients often stipulate their data is not stored on servers outside of their territory. I'm in the UK, and so if a UK client asks me where their data is being stored, I would have no idea.

[RichardHammerl · Accepted solution]

Hi all,

thank you all for your feedback on the migration guide.

We listened to your feedback and released a revised version of the EAGLE to Fusion migration guide. It is available through the same link as given in the initial post. 

 Just click here to read or download.

Enjoy and have a great day!

[eliofagundez07]

Greetings friends! I would like to leave my opinion in this very interesting post for engineers who have been working with autodesk eale for a few years.

Certainly Fusion 360 offers us a very wide versatility for the development of integral CAD, CAM, CAE products! but the eagle included in this package.! I think it moves away from PCB design software, it's very slow if I want to work from fusion 360, I think electronic hardware developers have more control of the workflow by working locally.

We can then export the file to fusion 360 and start working on the mechanical model and product development, but not merging the two software because it takes away from the versatility of the PCB software.

[raphfurendo]

I don't want to migrate. 

[charlie_didear]

@RichardHammerl ,

I see that this was made in Microsoft Word and then exported to PDF; I suggest you use the Export to PDF feature, that way the Table of Contents are clickable links.  I also suggest you select the option to create bookmarks with the Headers, that allows PDF editors to display the table of contents in navigable format, typically in a subpanel.  This is what electronics components datasheets are typically like (e.g. from TI or NXP).  It would make this 41 page guide more navigable and digestible.

Also this will likely fall on deaf ears, but we would love to have the option to store all EAGLE files exclusively locally.  That is the #1 roadblock to me considering switching from standalone EAGLE to Fusion Electronics.  If this option is added, then I may try to switch.  There are a bunch of other potential roadblocks, but this is by far the biggest.

Thank you,

Charlie

[seangiffney]

I don't want or need anything that the free version of EAGLE did not provide! I want to store my files locally, want to work offline a lot of the time and wish I could move the software that was working well for me to my new computer.

That is not going to happen, so I have to go and search for and learn a new software package. AUTODESK don't listen to their users it seems, after reading through some of the forum here. Even professionals who wish to store their client's files locally are being ignored? My bet is AUTODESK will lose clients.

Sean G

[justinulysses]

If I am forced to migrate away from Eagle, I will migrate to a platform that isn't subscription-based, doesn't force me to store my files on their servers, and doesn't kill off the program my business has relied on for the past 20 years. Honestly, the only reason I didn't move away from Eagle when Autodesk first bought it is because I hadn't found the time to get up to speed on another program. It seems you're now forcing the issue, and I'm sure I'll be happier once I make the switch. When is that exactly? It's difficult to find any mention of Eagle on your account management site, let alone a clear and accurate timeline for its demise. 

As both a small business owner and an educator, I'm in a position to guide young people into the world of electronic design - which includes choosing a design platform. For decades, across multiple owners, Eagle has been a fantastic gateway for students, hobbyists, and fledgling designers/entrepreneurs to get into computer-based circuit design. Both its interface and its licensing were designed to accommodate designers at every level. By contrast, Autodesk makes everything - even buying and managing a license - so much more complicated than it needs to be. When did your company decide to focus on putting up barriers for new designers?

[mtl_asm]

agree 100%, and just fyi there is an announced date, afaik the eagle license servers will be shut off on June 7, 2026.

the fact that continuing to use eagle while paying for a full fusion360 license wont even be  an option is "hilarious". company of total clowns.

good luck. 

[seangiffney]

I have not been able to use the files I created in AutoDesk EAGLE for 3 years now.

Shame, because there were hundreds of hours in the designs I created.

I have tried to download and install your new software, but even following the 'guide', I am still not able to access my own IP.

I know this is free software, but I trusted this company would not make it difficult to access my own designs.

Since this trust has been betrayed, and the company will not support their free software, I will buy software from someone else and repeat all the hundereds of hours of work I already did with EAGLE.

How do I use these files on my HD with other (trust - worthy ) partys' software?

[seangiffney]

Hello Richard,

I have not been able to use the files I created in AutoDesk EAGLE for 3 years now.

Shame, because there were hundreds of hours in the designs I created.

I have tried to download and install your new software, but even following the 'guide', I am still not able to access my own IP!

I know this is free software, but I trusted this company would not make it difficult to access my own designs.

Since this trust has been betrayed, and the company will not support their free software, I will buy software from someone else and repeat all the hundereds of hours of work I already did with EAGLE.

Can I use these files on my HD with other (trust - worthy ) partys' software?

[RichardHammerl]

Hi @seangiffney ,

sorry to hear that you did not get your files working. Let's try to find out what the problem is...

It is definitely NOT a matter of free software or not.

So, is there any error message or warning that occurs when you try to load one of your EAGLE files?

Could you give me a bit more information on how you try to load the files in Fusion? 

Or maybe you could share a file with me so that I could try?

Thanks and regards,

[RichardHammerl]

Dear EAGLE Users,

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The EAGLE to Fusion Migration Guide has been updated to include user feedback and align with the latest software version. You can access the new guide with the same link as the previous version. Click here to access 

Best regards,