How to Read Your First Autodesk Fusion 360 Schematic in 3 Easy Steps

Sam Sattel August 5, 2020

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The schematic forms the building block of every electrical circuit, and even if you aren’t designing one yourself, knowing how to read one is invaluable. And with some schematic reading knowledge in hand, you’ll be able to design, build, and ultimately troubleshoot your way through your design logic before heading on to your PCB layout.

 

But how in the world do you go about reading a schematic if it’s your first time? There’s a ton of symbols that might be new to you, all those random lines connecting everything together. Fear not, we’ve got you covered with a surefire way to read your first schematic in Autodesk Fusion 360 like a pro, in only 3 steps.

 

Step 1 – Your Building Blocks

Let’s start by going over all the symbols you might find on a typical schematic. While we won’t be covering every possible symbol, knowing the ones outlined below will make you dangerous enough to understand a typical schematic. And for anything you don’t know, remember to refer to a part’s datasheet. Here we go!

 

Resistors

Resistors are one of the most common building blocks you’ll find in an electrical circuit. Without these guys, those energy-efficient LEDs that we’ve come to depend on would never work! The resistor symbol will look different based on if you’re using the US or international standards. For the US, you’ll find a zigzag line connected with two terminals. The international symbol is just a plain rectangle with the same terminal connectors.

 

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The resistor symbol in both US and International versions.

 

You’ll also want to be on the lookout for variable resistors and potentiometers. You can quickly identify these by looking for a diagonal arrow placed across the zigzag line for a variable resistor, and a horizontal arrow pointing towards the zigzag line for a potentiometer.

 

potentiometer-symbols

With the help of some new arrows, we can easily identify a variable resistor and potentiometer.

 

Capacitors

Capacitors are those lovely little components that can hold some serious charge. You’ll find two kinds of capacitors, polarized and nonpolarized, each of which will have two terminals connected.

 

capacitor-symbols

Capacitors are easy enough to identify, with the polarized capacitor getting a curve for its cathode.

 

Inductors

Next up is the inductor. These guys are responsible for storing energy in the form of a magnetic field, all thanks to a simple coiled wire! Inductors are pretty easy to identify on a schematic, with the typical looping lines shown in US standards. International inductors are boxier, and you’ll want to look for a solid rectangle.

 

inductor-symbol

US inductors are easier to identify with their single looping coils.

 

Switches

These robust little switches are responsible for throwing your circuit into action. When open, no electricity flows, but in their closed state, the magic starts to happen. There are quite a few different forms of switches, but the simplest of the bunch is the single-pole/single-throw (SPST) switch that has two terminals and a half-connected line. This half-connected line represents whether your switch is in an open or closed state.

 

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Power Sources

If you’re working with digital electronics, then you’ll likely only be dealing with DC voltage. But it’s also good to know what AC looks like should you ever stumble upon it on a schematic.

 

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Your standard DC and AC voltage symbols for a schematic.

 

If your gadget is going to be powered by a battery, then your symbol will look entirely different. The battery symbol contains several lines, the top being the positive terminal and the bottom (and shorter) line being the negative terminal. And if your battery has more than one cell, expect to see multiple lines.

 

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The common single-celled and two-celled battery symbol you’ll find on a schematic.

 

On more complex schematics, you’ll likely see symbols to indicate node voltages. These nodes are used to connect devices to a single terminal and will be designated as either 5V, 3.3V, VCC (which is the positive supply voltage of a power pin), and Ground (GND). You’ll notice in the image below that all of the positive node voltages are shown with an up arrow or triangle, and every ground voltage is either an arrow, set of lines or triangle all pointing downwards.

 

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All the variations you need to know for your positive and ground voltages.

 

Diodes

Diodes have many functions, the most common being the fabled LED. There’s also the photodiode, which can create energy from light by acting as a mini solar cell. You’ll find the standard diode symbol by looking for a triangle resting against a vertical line with two connecting terminals on each end.

 

diode-symbol

The standard diode symbol, not to be mistaken by a LED.

 

You can build off of this basic diode symbol to create LEDs and photodiodes by looking for a set of arrows. The arrows pointing away turn a diode into a LED, and arrows pointing toward the diode indicate a photodiode.

 

led-symbol

With the addition of some directional arrows, we’ve created a LED and photodiode.

 

Transistors

You’ve probably heard about transistors large and small. They’re the granddaddy of the electrical symbols and are responsible for powering all of the modern complexity in your computer. And if these bad boys didn’t exist, then you would never be reading this blog on your computer!

 

Transistors exist in two primary forms, as Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) or Metal Oxide Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs).

 

You have two kinds of BJTs to look out for, both of which have three terminals for a collector, emitter, and base. You’ll notice in the image below that the emitter and collector pins are always in line with each other, with an arrow next to the emitter. The direction of this arrow determines whether the BJT is an NPN (Negative, Positive, Negative) or PNP (Positive, Negative, Positive) transistor.

 

bjt-symbol

The two BJT transistors to be on the lookout for – NPN or PNP.

 

MOSFET transistors also have three terminals, but they’re called source, drain, and gate. You’ll find two different versions, an N-Channel and a P-Channel. The arrow located in the middle of each symbol below determines what kind of MOSFET transistor it is. An arrow pointing inward is an N-Channel MOSFET, and pointing out is a P-channel MOSFET.

 

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N-Channel MOSFETs.

 

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P-Channel MOSFETs

 

Logic Gates

Logic gates power our digital, binary world of 1s and 0s. The standard logic gates consist of AND, OR, NOT, and XOR, each with its unique symbol.

 

logic-gates

The building blocks of today’s binary logic gates.

 

If you go and add a circle to a logic gate, this creates an inverse effect of the gate’s value. For example, adding a circle to the AND, OR, or XNOR logic gates make them NAND, NOR, and XNO.

 

n-logic-gates

The addition of a simple circle (on the right) turns these into NAND, NOR, and XNOR gates.

 

Integrated Circuits

Integrated Circuits, or ICs, are the behemoths of the electrical symbol world. These guys don’t have a symbol, since they do so darn much, but you can easily recognize them when you see a giant rectangular box with a bunch of labeled pins inside.

 

Each pin will be given a name that will tell what function it serves, along with a number to identify a pin connection. You’ll also notice that each IC has a unique name, and this is super important since each IC has the same shape.

 

ic-symbol

Here’s two unique Integrated Circuits, all with a variety of pins and functionality.

 

There are a few ICs that have unique symbols, including the operational amplifier (op-amp) and voltage regulator. You’ll notice in the image below that the op-amp has five terminals, whereas voltage regulars only require three terminals for input, output, and ground.

 

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Five pins for the classic operational amplifier and three pins for the voltage regulator.

 

Crystals and Resonators

You’ll find these precious crystals powering the most important parts of a microcontroller – the clock signal. These little components have two terminals, whereas a resonator will have three terminals and two capacitors added into the mix.

 

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Here’s the crystal, and the bigger version, the resonator, with two capacitors added.

 

Headers and Connectors

If you’ve ever dug into the insides of your computer, then you’ll be very familiar with headers and connectors. These come in a variety of symbols depending on their function, and you’ll find them responsible for providing power, distributing data and bits, or serving as connection points.

 

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A small sampling of the available connectors you’ll find on a Fusion 360 schematic.

 

Transformers and Relays

You might have heard about those monolithic transformers that help to convert AC electricity into usable DC electricity in our homes. On a smaller scale, these devices are responsible for transferring power between two or more circuits, and you can identify the transformer by its dual coils.

 

transformer-symbols

Several variations of a transformer, each with its set of coils.

 

Relays will use the coil found in the transformer symbol and add an electromagnet to switch a circuit’s power on/off.

 

relay-symbol

This is a relay symbol, adding an open switch to the transformer coil.

 

Speakers, Buzzers, and Motors

Turn up the sounds with some speakers, and buzzers! These simple devices look almost as they do in physical form and contain a positive and negative terminal.

 

buzzer-symbol

The speaker and buzzer are easy to identify with their almost lifelike shapes.

 

Motors make the world go round, and you can quickly identify these on a schematic by looking for a large M surrounded by a circle and a positive/negative terminal.

 

motor-symbol

When in doubt, look for the giant M to identify a motor symbol.

 

Fuses and PTCs

If you’ve ever had the power blow out in your house, then you know what fuses are all about! These guys help to limit any massive influx of current that can cause fatal damage to your sensitive electronic devices. The line connecting the two terminals of a fuse looks similar to a physical fuse, and this is where the connection point will separate when too much current flows through the fuse.

 

fuse-symbol

The simple fuse, brave protector of all our electronic devices.

 

A PTC, or positive temperature coefficient resistor, will vary in resistance based on its temperature. As the temperature increases, so do the resistance of a PTC, and vice versa.

 

ptc-symbol

It’s getting hot in here! The resistance of this PTC increases with temperature.

 

That’s Enough to Make You Dangerous

That’s the end of step 1, and you now know enough schematic symbols to be dangerous. While we couldn’t cover every symbol known to man here, these basic symbols should get you 90% of the way when reading any schematic. If you ever need a helping hand remembering what a schematic symbol represents, try printing out this handy schematic symbol reference chart.

 

Step 2 – Connecting It Up

Now that you have a good understanding of all the basic building blocks of your schematic, the symbols, it’s time to understand how everything gets connected. There are two main elements to this step, connection points, and symbol identification.

 

Connect the Nets

All of those lines that you see on a schematic connecting your symbols are called nets. These nets will tell you exactly how components need to be wired together on your breadboard or PCB layout. Here’s a simple circuit below that shows the nets in a different color from the schematic symbols:

 

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Nets come together to connect all of your schematic symbols.

 

Simple enough, right? Things can get a little complicated, though, when you start to build some complexity into your schematic. If you happen to see a wire splitting into multiple directions, it can mean one of two things:

 

It’s a node

There’s a node, or solid circle, in the middle of a pair of intersecting wires, then this is a junction. This means that the wires are electrically connected, and the current will be heading in both directions.

 

junction

Be on the lookout for a node to identify net connection points.

 

It’s an overlap

If you don’t’ see any node in the middle of two intersecting wires, then you’ve got two separate wires that don’t share any electrical connection. And while we recommend avoiding this kind of overlap to avoid confusion, sometimes it just can’t be helped.

 

connected-wires

 

You might also run across some nets on your schematic, specifically near integrated circuits, that end in a label without actually being connected to anything. These net names are used to reduce wiring clutter on your schematic, but it’s assumed that their label connects them.

 

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The nets on this integrated circuit end abruptly, but are still connected to the other label.

 

Give It a Name

Now that you understand how all of those symbols are connected with nets, let’s talk about all of the strange names that you’ve seen next to each symbol on a schematic. There are two parts to this, the Name and Value.

 

Names

Every symbol on a schematic is given a name and number. This helps to provide a unique identifier for each symbol, especially when you have multiple components of the same type being used. Symbol names will typically be a combination of a letter and a number, with the letter identifying the type of part, and the number being the unique variation of that symbol.  These letter-number combination can sometimes be called a Reference Designator.

 

For example, a resistor will be labeled with an R. If you have multiple resistors to place, then they will follow a logical numbering sequence of R1, R2, R3, etc. Some other component letters to be aware of include:

 

Values

Values listed next to a symbol will help to identify how many ohms, farads, or henries a particular component has. Other symbols might use the value field to specify the name of an integrated circuit or the oscillating frequency of a crystal. Regardless of which value is listed, know that it’s the primary value you need to know for a part and is displayed for a reason.

 

Check out this example putting both the Name and Value concept together. As you can see in this circuit, we’ve got a resistor, labeled R4, which means it’s the fourth resistor in our schematic. And 1k Ohms is its value.

 

resistor-name

Every symbol on your schematic needs a name and value, just like this resistor.

 

Step 3 – Putting It All Together

We’re now at the final step of our schematic reading lesson, the actual reading part! You can think of reading a schematic kind of like reading a book. You’ll always read from left to right, top to bottom. And every circuit will flow from input to output (or power to ground). In the example below, we have a super simple circuit for a LED flashlight. While your schematic will probably have way more stuff, this will give you a decent idea of how things flow together.

 

led-circuit

 

By following this circuit like a book, we start the left at our power source, which happens to be a battery. Moving with the flow of power, we then hit an open switch. When the switch closes, electricity will keep flowing through to catch a resistor, which then will make the LED light up without burning out!

 

You Are Now Schematic Literate

So there you have it, everything you need to know to read your first schematic in Autodesk Fusion 360 like a pro! If you want to see all of this in practice, be sure to check out this excellent video by Ben Heck on the Principles of Schematics. One final thing to keep in mind, as you begin to design your schematics, remember that another engineer will likely see it and interpret it later, whether that’s for a design review or to build another project. Do yourself and your fellow engineer a favor by making sure that all of your symbols are appropriately labeled, and even break things down into logical functional blocks to make it all easy to read.

 

Well, that is it for now.  Ready to get started on making your first schematic? Try Fusion 360 for free today!

 

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We use Yahoo! Japan to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Yahoo! Japan. Ads are based on both Yahoo! Japan data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Yahoo! Japan has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Yahoo! Japan to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Yahoo! Japan Privacy Policy
Naver
We use Naver to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Naver. Ads are based on both Naver data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Naver has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Naver to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Naver Privacy Policy
Quantcast
We use Quantcast to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Quantcast. Ads are based on both Quantcast data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Quantcast has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Quantcast to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Quantcast Privacy Policy
Call Tracking
We use Call Tracking to provide customized phone numbers for our campaigns. This gives you faster access to our agents and helps us more accurately evaluate our performance. We may collect data about your behavior on our sites based on the phone number provided. Call Tracking Privacy Policy
Wunderkind
We use Wunderkind to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Wunderkind. Ads are based on both Wunderkind data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Wunderkind has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Wunderkind to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Wunderkind Privacy Policy
ADC Media
We use ADC Media to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by ADC Media. Ads are based on both ADC Media data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that ADC Media has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to ADC Media to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. ADC Media Privacy Policy
AgrantSEM
We use AgrantSEM to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by AgrantSEM. Ads are based on both AgrantSEM data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that AgrantSEM has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to AgrantSEM to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. AgrantSEM Privacy Policy
Bidtellect
We use Bidtellect to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Bidtellect. Ads are based on both Bidtellect data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Bidtellect has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Bidtellect to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Bidtellect Privacy Policy
Bing
We use Bing to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Bing. Ads are based on both Bing data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Bing has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Bing to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Bing Privacy Policy
G2Crowd
We use G2Crowd to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by G2Crowd. Ads are based on both G2Crowd data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that G2Crowd has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to G2Crowd to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. G2Crowd Privacy Policy
NMPI Display
We use NMPI Display to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by NMPI Display. Ads are based on both NMPI Display data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that NMPI Display has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to NMPI Display to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. NMPI Display Privacy Policy
VK
We use VK to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by VK. Ads are based on both VK data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that VK has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to VK to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. VK Privacy Policy
Adobe Target
We use Adobe Target to test new features on our sites and customize your experience of these features. To do this, we collect behavioral data while you’re on our sites. This data may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, your Autodesk ID, and others. You may experience a different version of our sites based on feature testing, or view personalized content based on your visitor attributes. Adobe Target Privacy Policy
Google Analytics (Advertising)
We use Google Analytics (Advertising) to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Google Analytics (Advertising). Ads are based on both Google Analytics (Advertising) data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Google Analytics (Advertising) has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Google Analytics (Advertising) to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Google Analytics (Advertising) Privacy Policy
Trendkite
We use Trendkite to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Trendkite. Ads are based on both Trendkite data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Trendkite has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Trendkite to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Trendkite Privacy Policy
Hotjar
We use Hotjar to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Hotjar. Ads are based on both Hotjar data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Hotjar has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Hotjar to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Hotjar Privacy Policy
6 Sense
We use 6 Sense to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by 6 Sense. Ads are based on both 6 Sense data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that 6 Sense has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to 6 Sense to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. 6 Sense Privacy Policy
Terminus
We use Terminus to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Terminus. Ads are based on both Terminus data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Terminus has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Terminus to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Terminus Privacy Policy
StackAdapt
We use StackAdapt to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by StackAdapt. Ads are based on both StackAdapt data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that StackAdapt has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to StackAdapt to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. StackAdapt Privacy Policy
The Trade Desk
We use The Trade Desk to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by The Trade Desk. Ads are based on both The Trade Desk data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that The Trade Desk has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to The Trade Desk to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. The Trade Desk Privacy Policy
RollWorks
We use RollWorks to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by RollWorks. Ads are based on both RollWorks data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that RollWorks has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to RollWorks to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. RollWorks Privacy Policy

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