Version Comparison Chart

Two Options: Mudbox Professional and Mudbox Basic

Autodesk® Mudbox™ Professional software is the premier digital sculpting application for professional artists. As an advanced, high-resolution, brush-based 3D modeler, the package has been designed from the ground up to address the needs of professionals working in the film, game, design, and visualization industries. Its powerful sculpting paradigm lets artists carve, model, smooth, and detail their digital models as they would a clay model. In addition, Mudbox offers high-quality normal and displacement map baking, multi-level support for local subdivision, and image-editing style layering. All these features are easily accessible through creativity-enhancing workflows and perform with lightning-fast speed, even on extremely face-heavy scenes.

Autodesk Mudbox Basic software is a special version of the software that provides access to Mudbox for non-commercial use. As a result, students, teachers, and those interested in learning digital sculpting have an opportunity to explore much of the functionality of Mudbox Professional at a lower cost. For a more comprehensive comparison of features, please refer to the version comparison chart below.

Features

Mudbox Basic

Mudbox Professional

License
License	Non-Commercial	Commercial
-Academic institutions
-Students
-Non-profit
-Freelancers	-
-Companies	-
-Government	-
Network license option	-
Autodesk Mudbox Software Support and Maintenance Program option	-

General
Friendly user interface
True 3D camera
Streaming technology
Image browser
Multiple object support

3D Layers
Selective symmetry
Layer masking
Layer management
Import to layer
Layers per object	5	Unlimited

Advanced Sculpting
Industrial toolset
"Tangent Space" symmetry
3D brush stamps
Stencils
Brush tip control

Multiresolution Editing
Local subdivision
Hard drive streaming

Display
Smooth shading
Texture display
Draft render mode
Speed review mode	-

Texture Baking
Sudb to subd
8-bit and 16-bit image support
32-bit HDR image support	-