Also one of the best things I can tell you to learn is by just watching lots of tutorials, you will learn so much more cause you will see 3DS tools being used in real world applications. Digital Tutors has some great videos along with Eat3D and Gnomon. Here is a great tutorial on a M4, this guy is a great teacher and he…
F1 and Main Menu > Help > tutorials, they rock. I know in other applications the help menu typically isn't very helpful but in max its great. It covers a lot of the basics and a bunch of advanced stuff. The actual "help files" (separate document, press F1) are great at explaining every button and feature. The help menu…
Hi folks. First of all I'm sorry for asking this kind of thing. I'm sure it gets asked here alot. Also wasn't really sure where to put this thread seeing as there isn't a beginners section. Second: This place is full of awesome. Spent the past week just looking over stuff and there's so many talented people in here…
I think that for starting out, digital tutors will give you the most complete understanding of all the tools you have in Max, period. It may be slow, but you will no every single small thing. Or close to it. As well as develop good habits.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll have a look over the various sites you've mentioned. I did however have a look at the Digital Tutors site AlexCat suggested. Actually seems pretty good with alot of content on there. Noticed that their introductory series is free which is a bonus as the sub to the rest of the content…