Hi,
Thank you for visiting the Fusion 320 electronics forum. We really appreciate your participation. It is possible that you recently launched Fusion 360 you were greeted by our latest update notification. I want to give you a quick rundown of the new feature you will be able to use on your next PCB.
Display Command
Next time you use the Display command, you will be pleasantly surprised by its updated interface, new material, and color options. The new UI now includes more functionality and versatility to speed up your design time. With the active layer indicator, you can be assured which layer is currently being worked on while making changes. The layer assigned color is now explicitly set to the layer and not to a pallet. This will avoid those situations in which changing a layer color would also change many other layers since they were all referring to the same pallet. The material option works the same way as it does in the CAM preview dialog. Here you can set the color of the material that will be reflected in the 3DPCB and in the CAM preview dialog.
New assets added to libraries
In this release, we have added new Micro-controller parts from ATtiny, ATmega series
to IC_Embedded library also popular crystal oscillator parts to Frequency-Source library.
Library: Package Editor
-New Template
We have added a new package type for Surface Mount Receptacle straight header (Socket) which supports single & dual rows along with customized footprint (non-ipc derived).
This type of header is widely used to connect PC board-board without a cable (by mating with a male connector) and it also allows design flexibility by avoiding soldering.
- Edit 3D model parameters on the timeline
With this feature, we have now improved the editing/update experience of 3D model parameters.
Sometimes, there is a need to tweak some values of the 3D model (height, offset etc.) after generating/saving the package in PACKAGE 3D editor. Now, this option comes in handy where a user can double click the package icon (in the timeline) which opens up the package generator dialogue for editing the 3D model parameters.
Stop Mask Support in 3D PCB
This will provide you with a realistic look of your PCB which can help you notice unwanted bridges and exposed text. You will notice that tented and exposed vias are supported.
Schematic Loop Routing
Wouldn’t it be ideal to have some of the PCB routing capabilities on the schematic? Well, the wait is over, loop routing comes to the schematic editor. When replacing parts or moving parts on schematic, it is possible that your defined nets lose their original path. With this loop routing feature, you can easily define the new path and have the option of removing the original one. No need to manually delete a connection to define a new net path.
The team of developers closely monitors the Fusion 360 electronics forum to make sure we are adding the tools our community needs to improve your electronics design experience. Soon you will notice we will be providing new and more updates. For now, keep innovating and participating in our active forum.
Best Regards,
Ed
Edwin Robledo
Tech Marketing Manager
