Fusion Electronics Migration Guide for EAGLE users

Fusion 360 Electronics Migration Guide for EAGLE Users

Table of Contents
1 Where are my Fusion 360 files stored? 4
2 Organize your Electronics Projects in Fusion 4
Share Projects 4

3 Start an Electronics Design 5

4 Use EAGLE Designs in Fusion 360 6
5 Maximize your editing workspace in Fusion 360 Electronics 10
6 Work with Multiple Windows and Monitors 12
7 Where are my Fusion 360 settings and preferences? 13
8 Menus and settings in schematic and 2D PCB 14
Schematic Editor 14
DESIGN menu 15
DOCUMENT menu 15
VALIDATE menu 16
AUTOMATE menu 17
LIBRARY menu 17
Quick Access toolbar 17

2D PCB Editor 18
DESIGN menu 18
DOCUMENT menu 19
RULES ERC/DRC menu 20
MANUFACTURING menu 20
AUTOMATION menu 21
LIBRARY menu 21

Command shortcuts 21

9 User Language Programs and Scripts in Fusion 360 Electronics 22

eagle.scr 24

10 Use Your Eagle Libraries and Manage Libraries in Fusion 360 24

Library Manager 24
In Design 25
In Use 25
Available 27
Loading local libraries from your computer 28
Add libraries from Team 28

11 First use of the Library Editor 28

Create New Library 28
Edit a Managed Library Created in EAGLE 29
Content Manager in the Library 31
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Library Editor Overview 32

CREATE menu 32
Import from Another Library 32
MANAGE menu 33

Device Editor 35
DEVICE menu 35

Symbol Editor 36
Footprint Editor 37
Package Editor 38
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1 WHERE ARE MY FUSION 360 FILES STORED?

Fusion 360 is a cloud data management product. All files saved in Fusion 360 are
stored in the cloud. For more information, see: Where are my Fusion 360 files? and
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/privacy

2 ORGANIZE YOUR ELECTRONICS PROJECTS IN FUSION

Before you start working on your electronics projects, think about organizing your
projects. In the Fusion data panel, create New projects and subfolders for
your data.
We recommend creating projects for your electronics designs, libraries, and trash.
The following image shows the data panel with an electronics project named RH-
Electronics and a Libraries project created and pinned to the top of the list. A
Trash folder has also been created.

1 Creating projects in the data panel

Libraries: Use this project for all library files you created or modified.
<name> Electronics: Use this project for electronics files. You can also save files in
subfolders of the project.
Trash: Use this project for files you don’t need any more. Files moved into the trash
project can be restored if necessary.

Share Projects
You can easily share Projects with your colleagues. Activate a project folder in the

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data panel and then click the People tab at the top. Enter the email address of the
person you want to give access to then click Invite to send the invitation. The
recipient receives an email after you invite them.

2 Data Panel - Invite People

3 START AN ELECTRONICS DESIGN

Before you create a schematic and the PCB, you need an electronics design file. This
is comparable to an EAGLE project. The electronics design is aware of the
relationships between the schematic, the 2D PCB, and the 3D PCB.
If a file exists, the panel shows a preview of the files. To create an electronics
design, select File and then pick New Electronics Design.

3 Start a new Electronics Design

In the electronics design window, create a new schematic to start your project.
 4 Electronics Design: New Schematic icon

If you want to use existing (EAGLE) projects in Fusion 360 Electronics, you can
reference existing schematic and board files in a Fusion Electronics Design file.

Important:
An Electronics Design file links your schematic and board. This is the only way to
maintain syncing between the schematic and the 2D PCB. Unlike EAGLE, the Fusion
360 schematic and the 2D PCB are not required to have the same name and do not
need to be stored in the same folder.

4 USE EAGLE DESIGNS IN FUSION 360

EAGLE designs are easy to use in Fusion 360. Create a new Fusion Electronics Design
and then reference your EAGLE schematic and board.
To begin, go to File/New Electronics Design. The electronics design window opens.
Click the Reference to a schematic icon . If the file is not yet included in a
Project, choose Select from my computer in the dialog and navigate to the
schematic file you want to edit in Fusion.
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5 Electronics Design: Reference an EAGLE schematic from your computer

After you select the schematic, a new tab with the schematic design opens. The
schematic is now uploaded into your Fusion Electronics Design project.
The original EAGLE schematic you referenced is not modified or changed!

6 The Schematic Editor

Click Untitled * in the open files tab. This is the Electronics Design you started that
links the schematic and board files which still is unnamed. The * in the title of the
tab indicates that the electronics design is not yet saved.

7 The Electronics Design tab, not saved and still named Untitled.

The Untitled Electronics Design shows a preview of the schematic.

8 Electronics Design preview of schematic

To reference the existing board layout, click the Reference to a PCB document icon
in the electronics design file.
In the dialog, choose Select from my computer… then browse to and select the
associated EAGLE board file. The process is like the process of selecting a
schematic. The EAGLE board is uploaded to your Fusion environment. The 2D PCB
editor opens and shows your 2D PCB.
The original EAGLE board file you referenced is not modified or changed!

Save your new Electronics Design.

It’s good practice to create a New Project first, or a New Folder in an already
existing project. This is done in the Fusion data panel. It is best to choose a
meaningful name.
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9 Create a New Folder in a Project

Each editor window has a Save icon. Use the Save icon in the Electronics Design
window (currently named Untitled*), to save all related files at the same time. In
this example, the schematic and 2D PCB are saved. A save in the electronics design
file can also save an associated 3D PCB if it exists.

10 Save icon in the Electronics Design window

Save the electronics design file with a meaningful name. In this example, the file is
saved as EAGLE Arduino design. The schematic and board files are saved with their
original names.
The following image shows the data panel on the left side and the three files saved.
From top to bottom: the schematic, the 2D PCB and the electronics design file
named EAGLE Arduino design. These three files are stored in a common folder 1st
test project, which is under the RH-Electronics project.
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5 MAXIMIZE YOUR EDITING WORKSPACE IN FUSION 360 ELECTRONICS

The initial settings in the editor windows shows all available panels, the Data Panel,
the Design Manager, the Inspector and Selection Filter panel, the Sheets preview,
and the Text commands panel. The following image shows the handles you can use
to minimize or collapse each panel. Close these panels to maximize the drawing
area of your screen.

12 Position of handles to collapse panels

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After collapsing panels, the schematic window looks like this:

13 Schematic editor with all panels collapsed

Click the handles again to unhide panels. Click the Show Data Panel icon in the
top left corner to make the Data panel visible.

This works the same in the 2D PCB editor!

You can also rearrange the Design Manager, Inspector, Selection Filter, Sheets and
Text panels, drag them out of the editor window, or to a second screen. Click the
panel on the title bar to drag.
The following image shows the Design Manager panel released from the 2D PCB
editor. On the right, the two red circles mark the position where you can adjust the
width of the Inspector and Selection Filter panels.
 14 2D PCB editor window with Design Manager panel as a separate window

For more information on working with panels see:

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

6 WORK WITH MULTIPLE WINDOWS AND MONITORS

Many EAGLE users work with two monitors. One monitor displays the schematic, and
the other displays the board. Highlighting an object in the schematic also highlights
the object in the board.
You can use these workflows in Fusion 360 Electronics. When you start an
electronics design, create a schematic, and create the 2D PCB from the schematic,
the editor windows are arranged in tabs.

15 Editor windows are tabbed by default

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If you have two or more monitors, you can drag the schematic tab to a second
monitor and the 2D PCB to a third.
To move a tab, click the tab and drag it out of the Fusion window. When you release
the mouse button, the tab is a separate window. Move the new window to the
desired position.

16 Schematic and board in two separate windows

To return a window to the default tabbed view, click the back arrow in the separated
window as shown circled in the previous image.
For more information, see:
https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=ECD-UNDOCK

7 WHERE ARE MY FUSION 360 SETTINGS AND PREFERENCES?

The settings in EAGLE’s Options/User interface and Options/Set menus and EAGLE
Control Panel’s Options/Directories menu are in one place in Fusion 360.
Click your avatar in the upper right corner and choose Preferences. Select the
Electronics section and change the settings to match the settings from EAGLE’s
User interface. You can also set your preferences in the Color, Drill, Misc, Reset Grid,
and Directory categories.
 17 Preferences for Electronics in Fusion

The Default Units section of the Preferences window has a sub-section for
Electronics. You can set the initial grid units for new schematic and board
documents there.

8 MENUS AND SETTINGS IN SCHEMATIC AND 2D PCB

Schematic Editor
Fusion Electronics supports the same commands and tools you are familiar with in
EAGLE. The commands are available in the icon bar on top of the window.

In the following image the DESIGN menu shows all relevant commands in the VIEW,
EDIT, PLACE, CONNECT, SIMULATE, and SELECT sections. Frequently used commands
are accessed through the icons directly. Submenus contain all available commands.
The CONNECT submenu, for example, additionally lists Junction, Add Bus, and
Module.

On the left, selecting the Switch icon opens the 2D PCB editor. Next to it are the
INFO, SHOW, GRID and Layers icons. These tools and the SELECT tool are always
accessible.
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DESIGN menu

18 DESIGN menu with opened submenu CONNECT in the Schematic Editor

Tools accessible in the DESIGN menu:

SWITCH CONNECT
Switch to PCB document Net
VIEW Name
Info Label
Show Junction
Grid settings Port
Display Add Bus
Zoom to Fit Module
Redraw SIMULATE
Zoom Window Simulate
EDIT Show Simulation Overlay
Copy Analog Source Setup
Paste Digital Source Setup
Delete Voltage Probe
PLACE Phase Probe
Add Part Add Model
Move Remove Model
Rotate
Mirror

Additionally, explore the DOCUMENT, VALIDATE, AUTOMATE, and LIBRARY menus to

become familiar with the available commands.

DOCUMENT menu
 19 DOCUMENT menu with its specific sections Variant, Output, Draw.

Tools accessible:

VARIANT DRAW
Variant Line
OUTPUT Text
Bill of Materials Arc
Print Circle
Polygon Shape
Attribute
AutoPosition Attributes

VALIDATE menu

20 VALIDATE menu with its specific section VALIDATE

Tools available:
VALIDATE
Synchronize
ERC
Errors
Class
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AUTOMATE menu

21 AUTOMATE menu with its specific section Automation

Tools available:
Automation
Run ULP
Run Script

LIBRARY menu

22 LIBRARY menu in the Schematic editor

Tools available:
Library
Open Library Manager
Update design from library
Update design from all libraries used in design

Quick Access toolbar

At the bottom of the drawing area is the menu bar comparable to the Action Toolbar
in EAGLE.
 23 Quick Access Menu in the Schematic

The Schematic editor displays the commands INFO, SHOW, UNDO, REDO, Zoom In,
Zoom Out, Zoom to Fit, GRID, MARK, STOP, and GROUP.

For more information, see:

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

2D PCB Editor
The 2D PCB editor contains all the available commands for working in the layout.

The Switch icons on the left allow you to Switch to Schematic document or to View
3D PCB.
Next to it is the VIEW section with the Grid Settings. Additional view options INFO,
SHOW, Zoom to Fit, Redraw, and Zoom window are available in the submenu.
At the far right of the ribbon is the SELECT tool for selecting groups of objects.

DESIGN menu
In the Design menu there are subsections for EDIT, LAYERS, BOARD SHAPE, PLACE,
ROUTE, FANOUT, QUICK ROUTE, POLYGON, RIPUP, REWORK, and MODIFY.

24 DESIGN menu in 2D PCB

Tools accessible:
EDIT POLYGON
Copy Polygon Pour
Paste Polygon Cutout
Delete Polygon Shape
LAYERS Polygon Pour from Outline
Display Hide all Polygon Pour fills
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Flip Board Show all Polygon Pour fills

Toggle Single Layer View Re-fill Polygon Pours
BOARD SHAPE RIPUP
Outline Polyline Ripup All
Outline Spline Ripup Connected
Outline Arc Ripup Part to Part
Outline Circle Ripup Signal
PLACE REWORK
Add Part Miter
Signal Split
Move Slice
Rotate Ripup and Route Device or Signal
Mirror Meander
Align Optimize
Hole (NPTH) MODIFY
Pattern Change
ROUTE Name
Route Manual Value
Differential Pair Replace
Route Multiple Paintroller
Meander Lock
FANOUT Lock
Fanout Lock all
Via Lock Current Layer
QUICK ROUTE Unlock all
Quick Route Airwire Pinswap
Quick Route Signal
Quick Route Multiple
Quick Route Smooth
Quick Route Guided
Autorouter

DOCUMENT menu
The Document menu offers sections for LAYERS, ANNOTATE, OUTPUTS, and DRAW.

25 DOCUMENT menu in the 2D PCB

Tools accessible:
LAYERS DRAW
 Display Line
Flip Board Arc
Toggle Single Layer View Circle
ANNOTATE Text
Name Rectangle
Value Polygon Shape
Outputs Mark
Print Dimension
Attribute
AutoPosition Attributes

RULES ERC/DRC menu

This menu has one section named DRC.

26 RULES menu in 2D PCB

Tools available:
DRC
Class
DRC
Errors

MANUFACTURING menu
This menu has sections for MANUFACTURING and OUTPUTS.

27 MANUFACTURING menu in 2D PCB

Tools available:
MANUFACTURING OUTPUTS
CAM Preview IPC-D-356 Netlist
CAM Processor PickAndPlace
CAM Export
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AUTOMATION menu

28 Automation menu in the 2D PCB editor

Tools available:
Automation
Run ULP
Run Script

LIBRARY menu

29 Library menu in the 2D PCB editor

Tools available:
Library
Open Library Manager
Update design from library
Update design from all libraries used in design

Command shortcuts
The key assignments available in EAGLE are not currently supported in Fusion
Electronics. Some commands do have shortcuts, like A for the ADD command, or G
for GRID.
Default shortcut key assignment in Fusion Electronics:
ADD A
COPY CTRL+C PINARRAY SHIFT+P
CUT CTRL+X RATSNEST SHIFT+P
DRC CTRL+D RIPUP U
ERC CTRL+E RIPUPALLPOLYGONS ALT+SHIFT+P
ERRORS E ROUTE R
FLIPBOARD F ROUTEDIFFPAIR CTRL+R
GRID G ROUTEMULTIWIRE SHIFT+R
HOLE H RUNULP SHIFT+U
LABEL SHIFT+L SCRIPT ALT+SHIFT+S
 MOVE M SMD P
NAME N SMDARRAY SHIFT+P
NET R TEXT T
PAD O VALUE V
PADARRAY SHIFT+O VIA ALT+V
PASTE CTRL+V ZOOMTOFIT F6
PIN P

Keyboard shortcuts are user definable. To change or define a shortcut, highlight a

command in one of the menu subsections and click the three dots on the right side
of the menu entry. Choose Change keyboard shortcut. A dialog opens that allows
you to create a custom keyboard shortcut.

There are number of shortcuts that are predefined and can’t be changed. If you try
to change a reserved shortcut, Fusion displays a message in the dialog.

30 Defining a shortcut

9 USER LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AND SCRIPTS IN FUSION 360 ELECTRONICS

Like EAGLE, Fusion 360 Electronics supports User Language Programs and Script.
Choose the AUTOMATION menu and click the orange Run ULP icon.

The ULP list opens and shows the ULPs provided with Fusion. Click Browse to search
for ULPs that you've used with EAGLE before. You can type a search expression into
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the text line to filter the list of ULPs.

31 List of User Language Programs filtered for the search expression “mount”

You can use a similar workflow to run a script file. Click the AUTOMATION menu and
click the blue Run Script icon next to the Run ULP icon. A list of scripts is displayed.
Use browse and search filters to find other existing scripts.

The ULPs and script files provided with Fusion 360 are stored in a system directory.
On a Mac computer, the path to these files is quite long and cryptic (as you can see
in the image above). We recommend that you specify a path to a user folder for your
own ULPs and scripts. This can be done in the Preferences for Fusion, Electronics,
Directory.

The Fusion installer creates a Fusion 360 folder with subfolders for ULPs, scripts,
design rules, cam files, and spice models in your $HOME/Documents folder. This is a
good place for all your user files.
 32 Path settings for user files

eagle.scr
As an EAGLE user you may be familiar with the eagle.scr configuration file used to
define initial settings for the editor windows for schematic, layout, and libraries.
Fusion 360 Electronics supports the settings specified in the eagle.scr configuration
file. To use your own settings, copy your eagle.scr to the $HOME/Documents/Fusion
360/scripts folder. Don’t forget to define the path to the user scripts in the
Preferences (as mentioned previously).

10 USE YOUR EAGLE LIBRARIES AND MANAGE LIBRARIES IN FUSION 360

Fusion Electronics comes with several component libraries. Use the Library
Manager to manage the libraries.
If you are familiar with EAGLE version 8 or newer, you are aware of the Library
Manager. If you are migrating from an older version of EAGLE, the Library Manager
replaces the USE command. Library Manager controls the libraries available when
adding components to your design.

Library Manager
Click the Open Library Manager icon in the LIBRARY menu in the Schematic, 2D PCB,
and Library editor windows.
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33 Open Library Manager

The Library Manager window shows three tabs, In Design, In Use, and Available.

In Design
Lists all libraries for components in the currently opened design. An exclamation
mark indicates a library that is not available on your system.

34 Library Manager with libraries list used in the currently opened design

In Use
Lists all libraries that are in use. These libraries are available when adding
components to the schematic/layout. The Library Manager provides information on
the library such as Type, Version, and Managed Folder.

Types
Local – library stored in your single-user storage in the Fusion cloud environment.
Team – library stored on a Team hub, which is a cloud-based storage,
accessible by invited people.
Library.io – library is stored on https://library.io/, which is the place where EAGLE
stores all its managed libraries. This is where you access all libraries provided with
EAGLE or that you created in EAGLE.

Managed Folders
For managed folders, the library is originally from library.io. In EAGLE you use
managed libraries when you link 3D models to the library. These libraries can be
shared with other EAGLE users in various managed folders. Libraries provided with
an EAGLE installation are stored in a managed folder on library.io named Eagle Pcb,
for example.

35 Library Manager - In Use tab

Version
The version information has two columns. In most cases you will see just one
version number for a library. In the example in the previous image, OPL_Relay
comes from the folder Seeed Fusion on library.io and is version 3.

The blue marked line in the image displays information about versions 2 and v2 with
a chain icon between them.
What does this mean?
The Panasonic Relay library is a Team library, which means it is stored on a team
hub and it is version 2. It is linked to a managed library, which also has version 2
(v2). The version numbers do not need to be identical. This just happens to be a
coincidence. The managed folder is named Panasonic Electric Works and is on
library.io and it also contains a library named Panasonic Relay. The chain (linked)
icon indicates that you can push and pull updates from library.io to Fusion team or
push and pull updates from Fusion team to library.io.
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Why are there two libraries at different locations?

Consider the following scenario: An EAGLE user creates a library and stores it in a
managed folder on library.io. You were provided with access to this folder so you
can collaborate and use the same libraries in EAGLE. You are now working with
Fusion Electronics which gives you access to all the libraries you previously used in
EAGLE. You now see the library as of type library.io in a managed folder. This is the
folder you already had access to with EAGLE.
If you want to make a change in the library or add a new component, select the
library in the In Use list and click the Edit button. The library editor opens in Fusion
and you can make changes.
After you save the changed library store it in your Fusion environment as a Team
library. And there you have it! There are now two libraries with the same name in
different location: On library.io and in Fusion. The two libraries are linked. This
means you can push changes you made in the Fusion environment to library.io and
make it accessible to an EAGLE user, or you can pull the updated library from
library.io into your Fusion environment. This only works if you have full access to
the managed folder and to your team in Fusion.
Note: This workflow is only necessary if you want to collaborate with EAGLE users!

If you prefer to work primarily with Fusion and occasionally consume a library from
library.io, you can break the connection to library.io. You can do this in the MANAGE
menu in the library editor.

36 Library Editor, MANAGE menu

The icon on the far right in the marked area breaks the link between your Team
library and library.io. When you unlink the libraries, they are fully independent.

Available
This tab lists additional libraries. Select the libraries you would like to use
components from and click the Use button. The library is made available and
displayed in the In Use list and you can use it to add components to your schematic
and board.
Loading local libraries from your computer
If you want to use library files from older EAGLE versions which are stored locally
and not managed, click the Browse... button and select the file from your local hard
drive or network drive. It is now labeled “in use” and is available for your design.
And no worries, the local file remains untouched!

Add libraries from Team

To use a library that is stored on your Fusion Team storage, click the Add from Team
button, next to Browse…

37 Library Manager: Browse for libraries

11 FIRST USE OF THE LIBRARY EDITOR

Create New Library

If you want to create a new library, go to the File menu, and select New Electronics
Library.

38 Create New Library

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Edit a Managed Library Created in EAGLE

To edit a library made in EAGLE:
• Open the Library Manager.
• Click the Open Library Manager icon in schematic, 2D PCB or library editor.

39 Open Library Manager

• Locate the library to be edited.

It can be listed in the In use or in the Available tab. If it is listed in the Available
tab you might have to use the library first, so it appears in the In Use tab before
you can Edit it. If it is in the Available tab and the Edit button is greyed, click Use
first.

40 Library Manager – Edit button is greyed, so Use it first

The selected library is now listed under the In Use tab.

 41 Managed EAGLE library In Use
Click the Edit button and the library editor opens.

42 The Library editor window

It’s good practice to save immediately after opening your previous EAGLE library in
Fusion 360. It is also recommended that you create a Library project and store all
your library files in the project.

The original EAGLE file is untouched and unchanged! The library file was copied and
saved in your Fusion environment and it doesn't matter whether it comes from
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library.io or from your local/network drive.

After a managed EAGLE library becomes a Fusion Team library, if you continue to
work in an existing design with components from this library, it is recommended
that you update the design with the components from the Fusion Team library.

Content Manager in the Library

The Content Manager in the Library editor is comparable with the Table of contents
view in EAGLE’s library editor. Navigate through the Devices, Symbols, Footprints,
and 3D Packages in this library file.
Click on the icons Devices, Symbols, Footprints or Packages (marked in the
following image) to view the list of objects. There you can see additional
information like the number of pads of the footprint, for example.

43 Library Editor - Content Manager gives access to all assets

Click the three dots of an entry in the list or right mouse-click to open the context
menu. This provides access to options for the selected asset such as, Rename, Edit
Description, Duplicate, Create New 3D Model, Attach Copy of Existing 3D Model, and
Delete.

Double-click an entry to open the asset in editor mode. Right mouse click to open a
context menu with several options. The options available depend on the selected
object.

In the previous image, the footprint HDR-03 is shown. A double-click on the entry in
the list opens the footprint editor. A right mouse click on the entry in the list opens
options to Rename, Edit Description, Duplicate, Create New 3D Model, Attach Copy
of Existing 3D Model, and Delete.

Library Editor Overview

The library editor window looks like the schematic and 2D PCB editor windows with
the command menu at the top. When no editor window is open, the basic tools for
libraries are displayed.

CREATE menu

44 Library Editor - CREATE menu

From left to right in the CREATE menu you can: create a new Device, a new Symbol, a
new Footprint, or a new 3D Package. You can also open the Library Manager and
access Layers options.

Import from Another Library

Use the Create New …. Import option to import an asset from another library.
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45 Create New Device and Import from Another library

MANAGE menu
This is where you manage your library. What does this mean? Well, let’s examine the
library. What information does the Content Manager panel provide? Quite a bit of
information. Examine the following image:

46 Library Editor: Manage menu

Hover over one of the icons marked to see where the library is stored and whether it
is linked to a library in library.io.

Library stored in Fusion Team: The library was created in Fusion or comes from
library.io and has been edited and stored in your Fusion environment.
 Library is linked to a library.io managed library: The library is taken from
library.io (which is the storage for managed EAGLE libraries) and stored in the
Fusion Team environment. The link to library.io still exists. This means that changes
made to this library in library.io by an EAGLE user can be pulled into your library in
Fusion Team, or you can edit your library in Fusion and push the changes to
library.io so an EAGLE user can consume the new version of your library. This
provides the ability for Fusion and EAGLE users to collaborate.
The push and pull action are only possible if you have full access to the library.io
managed folders.

Library has changes that have not been pushed to library.io: You made changes
to the library in Fusion and saved it in your Fusion Team environment, but you did
not sync it with the linked library on library.io. An EAGLE user can’t work with your
current version of the library.

Changes from managed library on library.io available (this option is not visible
in the image above): There are changes made to the linked library on library.io
which have not been pulled into your Fusion Team library yet.

The Push and Pull icons are marked in the image.

47 Library Editor - Push and Pull

If you created your own library in Fusion and you would like to make it accessible to
colleagues still using EAGLE, you can link it to library.io. Make sure that you have
been granted full access to the managed library folder on library.io. Otherwise, you
are not allowed to link your library.
Tip: If you do not plan to collaborate with EAGLE users, you can unlink your library
from library.io. Click the unlink icon and save your library.
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48 Library Editor: link/unlink from library.io

Device Editor
The Device editor in the library has nearly same appearance as it does in EAGLE.
Click the Create New Device icon or double-click a Device entry in the Content
Manager to enter device editing mode.

49 Device editor

DEVICE menu
The DEVICE menu contains the sections CREATE, OPEN, MODIFY, LAYERS, DEVICE,
SIMULATION, and SELECT. This is where you find the relevant tools for your work in
the device editor.
 50 Device editor – DEVICE menu

Tools available:
CREATE DEVICE
Create new Device Add part
Create new Symbol Attribute
Create new Footprint Name
Create new Package Paint Roller
OPEN Pattern
Open Library Manager SIMULATION
MODIFY Add Model
Change Remove Model
LAYERS SELECT
Display Group
Group with polygon

The DOCUMENT menu provides access to the PRINT command and the AUTOMATE
menu provides access to Run User Language programs and Run scripts.

Symbol Editor
Click the Create New Symbol icon and choose a name for your new symbol. The
SYMBOL menu contains the sections CREATE, OPEN, VIEW, EDIT, LAYERS, PLACE,
MODIFY, DRAW, and SELECT.

51 Symbol Editor: Symbol menu

Tools available:
CREATE MODIFY
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Create new Device Move

Create new Symbol Mirror
Create new Footprint Rotate
Create new Package Change
OPEN Miter
Open Library Manager Split
VIEW DRAW
Info Arc
EDIT Circle
Copy Rectangle
Paste Polygon Shape
Delete SELECT
LAYERS Group
Display Group with polygon
PLACE
Pin
Line
Name
Text
Pattern
Pin Array

The DOCUMENT menu provides access to the PRINT command and the AUTOMATE
menu provides access to Run User Language programs and Run scripts.

Footprint Editor
Click the Create New Footprint icon and choose a name for the new footprint. The
FOOTPRINT menu contains the sections CREATE, OPEN, VIEW, EDIT, LAYERS, PLACE,
MODIFY, DRAW, and SELECT.

52 Footprint Editor - Footprint menu

Tools available:
CREATE MODIFY
Create new Device Miter
 Create new Symbol Split
Create new Footprint Align
Create new Package Paint Roller
OPEN Optimize
Open Library Manager Change
VIEW DRAW
Info Arc
Grid settings Circle
Show Rectangle
EDIT Polygon Shape
Copy Polygon Cutout
Paste Dimension
Delete SELECT
LAYERS Group
Display Group with polygon
Flip Board
Toggle Single Layer View
PLACE
Move
SMD Pad
PTH Pad
SMD Pad Array
PTH Pad Array
Name
Line
Text
Hole (NPTH)
Pattern

Additionally, the DOCUMENT and AUTOMATE menus provide access to the PRINT
command, to Run User Language programs, and Run scripts. The LAYERS section is
also available in those menus.

Package Editor
The Package editor takes you into the mechanical design world. The Package editor
is used for creating/editing the 3D model that we want to assign to a footprint in the
library.
Click the Create New Package icon in the library editor. A new window opens in the
Design workspace.
The PACKAGE 3D menu is active by default. On the right is the PACKAGE GENERATOR
with templates for creating 3D models. In Fusion 360 the Package Generator offers
more templates than EAGLE does.
Fusion Electronics Migration Guide for EAGLE users

Options to create a package:

- Use the Package Generator templates
- Insert an existing 3D model by right click on a model listed in the data panel
- Sketch/design your own model

Click the Finish icon to save the package and add it to the current library.

The 3D model is not integrated into the library file. It is a separate file which is
linked to the library.

53 Package Editor with Package Generator

By default, the PACKAGE 3D menu is shown.

Tools available:
PCB PACKAGE FINISH
Move/Copy Finish
Measure
3D Package Generator
SELECT
Select
Window Selection
Freeform Selection
Paint Selection
Selection Tools …
Selection Priority…
Selection Filter…

There are multiple tools in Fusion to create a model. The tools are accessed in the
SOLID, SURFACE, MESH, SHEET METAL, TOOLS and MANAGE menus. Please refer to
the Fusion 360 tutorials and help topics to learn how to start a mechanical design.