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Mudbox to Inventor

By Ben Curtin on March 11th, 2011

Ever want to get really complex or organic shapes into Inventor?  Check out this example of a Mudbox model converted to an Inventor solid model. 

I used Mudbox to create a basic head; exported to an .fbx file which I opened in 3DS MAX; saved as a DWG file; opened in AutoCAD and converted the mesh to surfaces.  I then saved to an ACIS (.sat) file from AutoCAD and opened it in Inventor.  From there it was a matter of closing the model with a boundary patch and stitching it into a solid.

You can watch the video HERE.

By Ben Curtin on March 11th, 2011
Topics: Autodesk Inventor, Mudbox
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