Both .ma and .mb files are used as scene files in Autodesk Maya. The first one is saved in ASCII format whilst the other is saved in binary form. It is likely that one can be saved to another and vice versa, either in the original software itself or with some kind of CAD/3D model translation software that supports ma to mb conversion.
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Conversion of ma file format to mb file format beta
Search for ma to mb converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert Autodesk Maya ASCII scene to Autodesk Maya binary scene.
We have found 2 software records in our database eligible for .ma to .mb file format conversion.
Microsoft Windows software - convert ma to mb on Windows
PolyTrans|CAD+DCC
A 3D CAD translation software
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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Convert from ma file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
to mb file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned ma to mb. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.
Multiplatform software - convert ma to mb on any platform
Autodesk Maya
A multi-platform 3D modelling application
Additional links: Open ma file, Open mb file
MA
Files with ma extension can be mainly found ASCII scene files produced by Autodesk Maya software.
MB
Files with mb extension can be found as binary scene from Autodesk Maya binary scene files. Such mb file contains 3D models, animations, lightning settings and textures in the Maya 3D binary file format.
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