Input file
MTL
- Full Name: OBJ Material Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
MA
- Full Name: Autodesk Maya ASCII Scene Format
- Developer: Autodesk
What is MTL file?
The MTL file extension is associated with the Wavefront Advanced Visualizer 3D object application. This software is capable of viewing many different types of 3D object and raw texture files, including the MTL file format. It is an object material file format that stores specifications for the materials that are used to display a 3D object. [ ⏩ ] MTL file extension
What is MA file?
The .MA file extension is used by the Autodesk Maya software. It is a 3D computer graphics animation program and modeling application which supports a wide range of features and functions. The . [ ⏩ ] MA file extension
How to convert the file from MTL to MA?
To successfully convert the MTL file to MA, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.MTL). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case MA (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than MA).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. MTL to MA. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting MTL files to MA files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension MA, while before this step we had the MTL file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new MA file, or not.