Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MUD file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert MUD to another file type
To convert MUD 3D models to another format, you need Autodesk Mudbox or other 3D software.
Convert a file to MUD
To convert other file formats to the "3D Scene or Simulation" file type, you need software like Autodesk Mudbox or a similar tool.
About MUD files
A .MUD file is predominantly a 3D digital sculpting project file created by Autodesk Mudbox, or a finite element analysis (FEA) model used by MSC Marc Mentat. Autodesk Mudbox files contain extremely complex 3D data, including high-resolution polygon meshes, multiple sculpting layers, and high-definition texture maps. MSC Marc files store non-linear structural simulation data for engineering. The main disadvantage of the .MUD format is its proprietary nature. Opening these files requires expensive software subscriptions and heavy desktop applications. Because web browsers and standard 3D viewers cannot read them, you must convert these files to collaborate with colleagues or use them in alternative software like Blender or ZBrush. The ideal conversion targets for Mudbox files are universal 3D formats like OBJ or FBX. Exporting to these formats will preserve the base mesh and textures, but proprietary data like non-destructive sculpting layers will be lost. For MSC Marc files, standardizing to STEP or IGES is common, though simulation parameters will not transfer. Because .MUD is a closed, binary format, standard online converters fail to process it. Third-party developers lack the proprietary algorithms required to reconstruct the sculpting layers or FEA node data. However, you can use convert.guru as a pragmatic workaround. Just drag and drop your file onto the page to identify the format, view its structural metadata, and convert it if we detect a supported underlying or embedded format.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MUD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert MUD file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Autodesk Mudbox or similar software from the "3D Sculpting and Simulation" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to MUD, try Autodesk Mudbox or another comparable tool in the "3D Sculpting and Simulation" category.
The MUD Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our MUD converter.