Fusion - the Fusion 360 Bridge

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 "fusion": "uf/window-2428056-20261004-205223.mp4",
 "hydrogen": "uf/window-3409738-20261004-205223.mp4",
 "sections": [
  {
   "a": 2.5,
   "b": 11,
   "mode": "hyd",
   "label": "The prompt, typed into Codex in Hydrogen",
   "text": "The prompt, typed into Codex in Hydrogen: build a Fusion library from my Demo Board cloud library on the Adom wiki, with the real 3D model bound to every part."
  },
  {
   "a": 11,
   "b": 80,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "Codex finds the parts and their STEP models",
   "text": "Codex finds the six parts in that cloud library, each with a real STEP model, and hands them to the Fusion bridge."
  },
  {
   "mode": "img",
   "img": "cards/02-why.png",
   "label": "",
   "text": "This is the hard part. A STEP file in the cloud won't render; only a Fusion design does. The generator's FINISH button opens dialogs no script can close. And it always loads the first package in the library."
  },
  {
   "mode": "img",
   "img": "cards/03-wrong-right.png",
   "label": "",
   "text": "That third trap puts a chip on another part's footprint, on the left. The fix puts it on its own, on the right."
  },
  {
   "mode": "img",
   "img": "cards/04-order.png",
   "label": "",
   "text": "So the order matters: one library per part, load that footprint, import the STEP, save it as a Fusion design, then write every cloud link into the library in one pass."
  },
  {
   "a": 80,
   "b": 128,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "Part 1 of 6: LAN7800",
   "text": "Part one, the LAN7800. The generator loads its own footprint, the chip goes on top exactly as the maker published it, and it's saved to the cloud as a Fusion design."
  },
  {
   "a": 128,
   "b": 165,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "Part 2 of 6: CH340G",
   "text": "Part two, the CH340G USB serial chip, on its own split library, so it lands on its own footprint."
  },
  {
   "a": 165,
   "b": 215,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "Part 3 of 6: STM32L431",
   "text": "Part three, the STM32 microcontroller, in its 64 pin package."
  },
  {
   "a": 215,
   "b": 255,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "Part 4 of 6: 16 MHz crystal",
   "text": "Part four, a 16 megahertz crystal, on its four pad footprint."
  },
  {
   "a": 255,
   "b": 295,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "Part 5 of 6: LED",
   "text": "Part five, a tiny LED, its body sitting right on its pads."
  },
  {
   "a": 295,
   "b": 345,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "Part 6 of 6: 10 uF capacitor",
   "text": "And part six, a ten microfarad capacitor."
  },
  {
   "a": 345,
   "b": 640,
   "mode": "fus",
   "label": "One library, every 3D link written in one pass, saved",
   "text": "Then every cloud link goes into one library in a single pass, and Codex checks every binding and saves the library to Fusion's Library Manager."
  },
  {
   "a": 640,
   "b": 656,
   "mode": "hyd",
   "label": "Codex reports back",
   "text": "Codex reports back: six parts, every one with its real 3D model, saved to the Library Manager, in about ten minutes."
  }
 ]
}