Convert MA to OBJ

Instructions for converting Autodesk Maya scenes into 3D objects. Possible conversion tools for Maya.

How to convert ma to obj file

The most obvious software for Maya (.ma) to 3D Object (.obj) conversion is of course Maya and you can do this with the default export function (or export selection tool) in the software.The best way how to export Maya content is actually compile the ASCII variant (.ma) to binary variant (.mb) and export that to FBX format. This is a popular exchange fromat that is supported in pretty much any software, including the FBX to OBJ converter provided by Autodesk.

But what most users are looking for, are actually software options for ma to obj conversion without Maya.

Exporting Maya scenes to OBJ format without Maya

Without Maya, your options how to successfuly convert maya to obj are certainly not limited, but in any case you will need to first export Maya files to FBX format. Once this is done, you can export the Maya content to 3D OBj format with many tools, for example the popular Blender 3D modeling tool can be used for this, especially if you are interested in further edits or adjustments of the content, but does not support MA/MB format directly.

The last option is to take advantage of some of the dedicated 3D model converters or translators that can be used to transform 3D models and content between different formats.

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Autodesk Maya

A multi-platform 3D modelling application

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PolyTrans|CAD+DCC

A 3D CAD translation software

Additional formats for
ma file conversion