Hi guys, here is a short list of tiny MacroScripts to access Pivot ops by shortcuts/quads/toolbars. Evaluate once, then find commands in Customize panel, under category "Pivot Tools". Use and modify as you please. Great modeling tuts and nice tips Dave, thanks for sharing. It's a sin to see them youtubed (crappified).…
Since Max's default selection modes for EPoly are on the hotkeys 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... I have the "convert selection" (what you describe here) set to CTRL+1 (convert to vertices), CTRL+2 (convert to edges) and CTRL+4 (convert to faces). Fast!