Autodesk Mudbox 2011
Autodesk® MudboxTM 2011 digital sculpting and texture painting software gives artists the freedom to create 3D digital artwork as if they were working with clay and paint. Designed by professional artists in the film, game, and design industries, Mudbox combines a highly intuitive interface with a powerful toolset composed of stencils and brushes for creating ultra-realistic 3D characters, environments and props.
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Product Description
Who uses Mudbox?
Mudbox is primarily targeted at 3D artists in the film, games and television industries. It can also be used by 2D designers and illustrators looking to add 3D to their workflow.
What are the key strengths of Mudbox?
- Easy to use & learn – intuitive tools and workflow; clean & simple user-interface; virtually no learning curve
- A world class sculpting toolset – fast, smooth and accurate results
- Paint directly on 3D models – see results immediately as you paint directly onto high-res models
- Explore concepts quickly – layers can be turned on and off selectively so you can try different ideas and variations on different layers and easily make revisions at any point in the process
- Paint multiple material channels – includes a powerful toolset for painting and viewing diffuse, specular, reflection, bump and other textures across multiple high-resolution maps on your models
- Superior performance - work with hundreds of millions of polygons, while viewing the entire asset with interactive shadows & lights
What are the new features in Mudbox 2011?
Mudbox 2011 software helps accelerate design, sculpting, and approval phases with powerful new tools for deforming and posing models, and the new ability to create high-quality turntables for presentations. Moreover, the texture painting toolset is significantly extended with image adjustment brushes and blend modes for paint layers, while a Vector Displacement map extraction method offers new possibilities for creating and rendering complex details. And, with single-click file transfer with Autodesk® Maya®; multi-layer PSD exchange with Adobe® Photoshop®; and added support for Windows® 7, and Mac OS® X 64-bit operating systems, Mudbox 2011 fits more seamlessly into existing pipelines.
Is there a trial version of Mudbox 2011 available?
Yes, you may download the Mudbox 2011 30-day trial* software from www.autodesk.com/mudbox-trial The 30-day trial is a fully functional version of the Mudbox software for non-commercial use.
What is the Mudbox in-product user community?
The Mudbox Community allows you to access valuable online resources directly from within the Mudbox 2011 user interface. You can find hundreds of stamps, stencils, base meshes and tutorials. Get inspired by talented Mudbox artists through the Image Gallery or upload renders of your work in progress to get feedback from peers, all without ever leaving your Mudbox work environment.
Can I transfer my Mudbox software license to another machine?
Yes. Online License Transfer provides a flexible and convenient web-based mechanism for customers with standalone licenses to transfer their licenses to different machines without using a dongle. This basic functionality is available without additional charge and there is no limit on the number of transfers. Online License Transfer allows you to use a web interface to de-activate the software license on your current computer and re-activate the software license on a different computer.
I have purchased a Mudbox 2011 software license for Windows operating system. Can I relocate it to my Mac OS X computer?
If you purchased a Mudbox 2011 license for Windows and would prefer to run the Mudbox license on Mac OS X, you can download and install Mudbox 2011 for Mac OS X and relocate your existing license, free of charge. To do this you need to have an Autodesk serial number of the format xxx-xxxxxxxx (for example 123-12345678).
Here are the steps:
- Uninstall Mudbox 2011 from your Windows computer.
- Install Mudbox 2011 on your Mac OS X computer
- The first time you launch Mudbox 2011, the Product Configuration window appears.
- In the Product Configuration window, select the option, “I have a serial number that I need to activate.”
- Click “Next” and enter your serial number.
- Follow the instructions to obtain your license and activate your product.
I have purchased a license of the 32-bit Windows version of Mudbox 2011. Can I switch to the 64-bit Windows version?
If you purchased a license of the 32-bit Windows version of Mudbox 2011 and would prefer to use the 64-bit Windows version, you can download and install the 64-bit version and relocate your existing license to your 64-bit Windows machine, free of charge. To do this you need to have an Autodesk serial number of the format xxx-xxxxxxxx (for example 123-12345678).
Here are the steps:
- Uninstall the 32-bit version of Mudbox 2011.
- Install the 64-bit version of Mudbox 2011.
- The first time you launch Mudbox 2011, the Product Configuration window appears.
- In the Product Configuration window, user will be asked to “Please specify your license information” which includes serial number, product key.
- Follow the instructions to obtain your license and activate your product.
If you are unable to license and activate Mudbox 2011 using these steps, please go to the Autodesk Registration and Activation website.
How does Mudbox integrate with other Autodesk products?
Mudbox was designed to complement the industry’s favorite 3D animation packages. Using Autodesk® FBX® 2011 data interoperability technology, Mudbox is able to import and export models from Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® 3ds Max®, and Autodesk® Softimage® software. Key information such as mesh component IDs, UV texture coordinates, selection sets, cameras, image planes and blend shapes are retained.
How does Mudbox 2011 integrate with Adobe Photoshop?
Mudbox allows you to send your texture maps to Photoshop, work on them, and then bring them back into Mudbox. In addition, the Mudbox 2011 release offers multi
System Requirements
The 32-bit version of Mudbox 2011 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business operating system (SP1)
- Microsoft Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP2)
- Microsoft Windows® 7 Professional operating system
The 64-bit version of Mudbox 2011 software is supported on any of the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1)
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (SP2)
- Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64 Edition
- Apple® Mac OS® X 10.6.2 operating system
