Creating an Electronic Component Library in Fusion 360 [Part 1]

How to create an electronic symbol, component footprint, and 3D package in a Fusion 360 library

Part 1 Creating a Component Library: (this video)

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:37 Getting Started with Fusion 360
2:33 Adding Components to a Schematic
5:25 Installing Libraries
8:10 Drawing an Electronic Symbol
11:14 Drawing an Electronic Footprint
13:00 Generating a 3D Package
16:07 Linking a Device

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[WillDonaldson]

Feb 2023 update: As pointed out by @RodStoddard, best practices are to include the parts name and value by adding placeholder text ">NAME" and ">VALUE" to both the component schematic and footprint.

[ThereIsNoRoot]

This series helped me create my first PCB a few months ago. No one else has a clearer explanation, especially when you have to create your own library and component.

I donated some coffee before but I want the YT fam to know that this series is legit. Keep making videos Will!

[MrCfaddis]

I watched hundreds of instructional videos on YouTube. Will Donaldson's are head and shoulders above all others!

[mengdewu]

I was a Altium Designer user. And now you helped me for the most important part to go into Fusion 360. Thank you so much for this great help.

[bikerguitardude]

Thanks!
That was a huge amount of extremely useful information for this new 360 user!

[ergaus]

Extremely thorough, well spoken and easy to follow. Your tutorial style is perfect! Thanks for making the time to do these. I'm in the process of moving from Eagle on the local machine to Fusion 360 PCB so this is incredibly helpful.

[nickgreco]

For reference, the boxed letter A in the datasheet is a Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) datum, not a label. The A is typically the primary datum, B is secondary, and C tertiary. This sets up the datum reference frame from which dimensions are measured from. Those letters will not correspond with the labels assigned in the Fusion package generator, or if they do it is just a coincidence. Great video!

[KenSellers]

Your vid has a lot of necessary details that the official Autodesk videos lacked - thanks!

I would have named pin 1 1OEN (N for Not) or 1OEB (B for Bar) to retain the information that the datasheet conveys by putting a bar over the OE (that it's an active-low signal).

[kevinmcaleer]

This is a great video - just what I was looking for. Thanks Will!

[alvinjunier]

When I need to make a pcb. I always follow this tutorial series. ALWAYS! thank you man 🙃

[vondarycrentsil]

Watched till the end, and as a beginner it was very easy for me to understand and use in my project, thanks

[new_comment]

Fusion 360 is an incredible ground breaking software

[radsuer]

This helped me a lot. Realy a lot. I am used to watch totourials - and yours is definitly gold. calm voice - everything gets mentioned once. i like your workflow. you help me a lot with my 6 axis robot arm :D

[lostboyslab]

Great video. Also must say PCBway is a great supplier, superfast and great quality. Thanks.

[bboy]

BEST tutorial out there on this topic. Thank you.

[XXXXIndices]

Thank you, I am experiienced with Fusion360 for making models for 3D printing but did not know where to start with Electronic PCB design. Just this video has got me a long way into the project I am working on. Just one little suggestion, try to slow down when you select icons etc, it is not always obvious where you have gone with your pointer. I had to replay many parts a number of times to work out what you clicked on. Doesn't help that Autodesk keeps updating and changing stuff. Not critizing just trying to give some positive feedback, Once again thank you.

[kenjichanhkg]

Thanks! I love the video! It's exactly what I wanted to watch!

[tinkerman]

Thx for sharing this great educational video!!!

[UbberMapper]

This is an excellent tutorial. It will be very helpful for me.

[juandyman_en]

This is a brilliant video, very complete for beginners like me 🙌