diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b457f256..95d0d87a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ test =
         icub-models
         black
         gitpython
+conversions =
+        idyntree
 all =
         jax
         jaxlib
diff --git a/src/adam/model/conversions/__init__.py b/src/adam/model/conversions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/adam/model/conversions/idyntree.py b/src/adam/model/conversions/idyntree.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0ad8e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/adam/model/conversions/idyntree.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import idyntree.bindings
+from idyntree.bindings import IJoint as idyn_joint
+from idyntree.bindings import Link as idyn_link
+from idyntree.bindings import Model as idyn_model
+from idyntree.bindings import SolidShape as idyn_solid_shape
+import numpy as np
+import urdf_parser_py.urdf
+
+
+from adam.model.model import Model
+from adam.model.abc_factories import Link, Joint
+
+
+def to_idyntree_solid_shape(visuals: urdf_parser_py.urdf.Visual) -> idyn_solid_shape:
+    """
+    Convert an urdf visual to an iDynTree solid shape
+    :param visuals: The input visual
+    :return: The iDynTree solid shape
+    """
+    if type(visuals.geometry) is urdf_parser_py.urdf.Box:
+        output = idyntree.bindings.Box()
+        output.setX(visuals.geometry.size[0])
+        output.setY(visuals.geometry.size[1])
+        output.setZ(visuals.geometry.size[2])
+        return output
+    if type(visuals.geometry) is urdf_parser_py.urdf.Cylinder:
+        output = idyntree.bindings.Cylinder()
+        output.setRadius(visuals.geometry.radius)
+        output.setLength(visuals.geometry.length)
+        return output
+
+    if type(visuals.geometry) is urdf_parser_py.urdf.Sphere:
+        output = idyntree.bindings.Sphere()
+        output.setRadius(visuals.geometry.radius)
+        return output
+    if type(visuals.geometry) is urdf_parser_py.urdf.Mesh:
+        output = idyntree.bindings.ExternalMesh()
+        output.setFilename(visuals.geometry.filename)
+        output.setScale(visuals.geometry.scale)
+        return output
+
+    raise NotImplementedError("The visual type is not supported")
+
+
+def to_idyntree_link(link: Link) -> [idyn_link, idyn_solid_shape]:
+    """
+    Args:
+        link (Link): the link to convert
+
+    Returns:
+        A tuple containing the iDynTree link and the iDynTree solid shape
+    """
+    output = idyn_link()
+    I = link.inertial.inertia
+    inertia_matrix = np.array(
+        [[I.ixx, I.ixy, I.ixz], [I.ixy, I.iyy, I.iyz], [I.ixz, I.iyz, I.izz]]
+    )
+    inertia_rotation = idyntree.bindings.Rotation.RPY(
+        link.inertial.origin.rpy[0],
+        link.inertial.origin.rpy[1],
+        link.inertial.origin.rpy[2],
+    )
+    idyn_spatial_rotational_inertia = idyntree.bindings.RotationalInertia()
+    idyn_spatial_rotational_inertia.FromPython(inertia_matrix)
+    rotated_inertia = inertia_rotation * idyn_spatial_rotational_inertia
+    idyn_spatial_inertia = idyntree.bindings.SpatialInertia()
+    idyn_spatial_inertia.fromRotationalInertiaWrtCenterOfMass(
+        link.inertial.mass, link.inertial.origin, rotated_inertia
+    )
+    output.setInertia(idyn_spatial_inertia)
+
+    # Here I need to convert the visual to an idyntree solid shape
+    pass
+
+
+def to_idyntree_joint(joint: Joint) -> idyn_joint:
+    """
+    Args:
+        joint (Joint): the joint to convert
+
+    Returns:
+        iDynTree.bindings.IJoint: the iDynTree joint
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+def to_idyntree_model(model: Model) -> idyn_model:
+    """
+    Args:
+        model (Model): the model to convert
+
+    Returns:
+        iDynTree.Model: the iDynTree model
+    """
+    pass