An application programming interface (API) is available for developers wishing to customize Mudbox. The API is made accessible through the Mudbox Software Developers Kit (SDK).

The Mudbox SDK is a set of C++ libraries, example files, and documentation that allows programmers to extend the functionality of Mudbox by writing plug-ins that are loaded when the application is running.

A few of the plug-in types that can be developed using the Mudbox SDK include:

• Importer and exporter features for meshes and images.
• Custom sculpt brushes, viewport filters, and materials.
• Plug-ins to facilitate common UI tasks, and much more.

For further information, consult the SDK README and SDK documentation that is included with your version of Mudbox in the following directories:

• (Windows) <drive>:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox<version>\SDK
• (Mac OSX) /Applications/Autodesk/Mudbox<version>/SDK

In addition, the SDK guide can be viewed from the following Web site:

http://www.autodesk.com/mudbox-docs-v2011-sdkguide

SDK example files can be downloaded from the following Web site:

http://www.autodesk.com/mudbox-docs