oh, something I always do is change the "H" shortcut from "select from scene" to the "selection floater" I don't know why the two exist and select from scene is the default because it's just a shittier version of the selection floater. The selection floater has the same features but it takes up less screenspace, uses text…
You might have already overcome this but a massive ordeal I found whilst learning max was that if you can never select or deselect or edit a mesh, you may have hit spacebar by accident which locks a model. And if you find yourself with odd deformities (for lack of a better word) with a model, and you can't quite solve the…
Don't forget a few useful shortcuts that you will use daily. F9 ---> render. F10 ---> render setup. H ---> will show every objects in a scene. (ctrl) + x ---> Expert mode, don't be afraid. (ctrl) + w ---> will open a full sized viewport (cursor must hover in viewport). (ctrl) + q ---> isolation mode. (ctrl) + b ---> will…