FUSION 360 ECAD & MCAD INTEGRATION
COLLABORATING WITH AN ECAD AND MCAD SOFTWARE PLATFORM
Bridge the gaps between traditional ECAD and MCAD software with a truly unified electronics and mechanical software platform.
What is ECAD MCAD?
ECAD (electronic computer-aided design) software is used to design and create electronic structures. MCAD (mechanical computer-aided design) software is used to design and create mechanical systems.
In order to design intelligent products that integrate electrical and mechanical characteristics, it is vital that our design and engineering workflows are also integrated. ECAD and MCAD need to work together to enable true interoperability.
Benefits of ECAD MCAD collaboration
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DESIGN UNIFICATION
Fusion 360 enables ECAD and MCAD designers to work natively and independently on the same design project and within the same design management platform. You never have to integrate any third party software, translate, exchange, or export STEP, XDF, or IDF files, ever.
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COLLABORATION
Fusion 360 offers a complete online experience for PCB, Mechanical, and data management, ensuring every stakeholder is part of the product development cycle. Design changes are automatically managed enabling you to revise your board shape, component placement update, or modified enclosure.
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TRUE 3D PCB DESIGN
With both ECAD and MCAD working on the same Fusion 360 platform with one dataset, 3D PCB data such as board copper, core material, and components can be analyzed, verified, and validated on the MCAD side to ensure they meet the product design specifications.
Getting started in ECAD MCAD collaboration
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Electronics Design
Comprehensive full-featured electronics tool for your schematics, PCB, simulation, library management, manufacturing, and more.
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Mechanical Design
Fully functional and powerful 3D design and modeling, including PCB integration, sketching, rendering, sheet metal, and assemblies.
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Simulation
Easy to use yet powerful e-cooling simulation to verify and validate thermal design of your printed circuit board (PCB) early and often.
Fusion 360 for MCAD
Fusion 360 (US site) is the first 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE tool of its kind. It connects your entire product development process in a single cloud-based platform.
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Free ECAD MCAD software
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FREE FUSION 360 FOR HOBBYISTS
Fusion 360 offers free use to qualifying startup and hobbyist makers through a 3-step verification process.
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Resources for ECAD and MCAD
Get started with ECAD and MCAD with these tutorials, guides, tips, and tricks.
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Explore product updates and enhancements, useful Fusion 360 tips and tutorials, roadmap updates and community stories.
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See the top reasons why every electronics designer needs MCAD software.
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Get ramped up quickly and understand the basics of ECAD in Fusion 360.
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Learn how to easily and quickly define your PCB outline from a mechanical design.
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Not sure where to start? Get access to over 60 videos covering a wide spectrum of 'how-to' in electronics.
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Learn all about the capabilities and benefits of using one platform for all your product design needs.
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This class will walk through the advantages of using the Fusion 360 multidisciplinary workspaces (ECAD, modeling, CAM).