Check the project’s software context
Autodesk ended EAGLE sales and support on June 7, 2026. Its lifecycle notice distinguishes subscription access from pre-acquisition perpetual licenses, which are unaffected. Check the official notice and the license applicable to your existing installation before planning a legacy workflow.
Archive the schematic, board, libraries, CAM configuration and last accepted build files. Keep an untouched copy before conversion. A manufacturing reorder should be tied to a known approved revision, not whichever file was modified most recently.
Review the CAM output definition
Use the CAM workflow supported by the installed version to generate the required copper, mask, legend and profile artwork together with drilling. Inspect layer assignments in an inherited CAM job rather than assuming its filename proves it is correct.
Specify the board stack, plated and non-plated features, units and coordinates clearly. Keep stencil paste data separate from solder-mask openings. Include fabrication requirements that cannot be communicated by artwork alone.
Compare exported files with the design
Load the generated Gerber and drill data into an independent viewer. Check alignment, board dimensions, layer count and internal copper. Inspect slots, cutouts and text orientation, especially if the project has passed through several software versions.
For assembly, reconcile component references, side and rotation with the BOM and placement export. Resolve any schematic/board inconsistency before release. A visually plausible board image does not prove that the assembly files describe the same revision.
Validate any migration as a design change
Autodesk documents opening EAGLE designs and libraries in Fusion. Use the supported import guidance and review conversion results. Other migration routes also require an explicit electrical and mechanical comparison.
Retain the original project, conversion notes and newly approved manufacturing set. If conversion changes the output or reveals undocumented assumptions, review a first article before a larger production order.