What is a .MB file?
MB is a Maya scene saved in compact binary form. Created and opened by Autodesk Maya.
- Did you know
- The name Maya comes from the Sanskrit word for illusion, a fitting choice for software built to conjure imaginary worlds.
- MB stands for Maya Binary, the compact counterpart to the text-based Maya ASCII (.ma) scene file.
- Maya’s scripting language MEL grew out of Sophia, the language used in Wavefront’s earlier Dynamation software.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify CAD files and read header metadata: AutoCAD DWG (DXF now opens as a 2D drawing preview - see Diagrams), SolidWorks (SLDPRT, SLDASM, plus .sldreg Settings Wizard backups - release year, settings groups and the saved registry keys - and SOLIDWORKS Visualize .svap appearances and .svpj projects, opened as the ZIP packages they are), Fusion 360 (F3D), Inventor (IPT, IAM), Rhino (3DM) and Grasshopper (GH, GHX), SketchUp (SKP), 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, ZBrush, Maya, CATIA, Eagle, and KiCad.
- Depth of analysis
- .MB is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .MB file
- Drag a .MB file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.