The 3ds Max tutorials are a good way to begin learning the program.

These topics present a survey of the 3ds Max interface, features, and capabilities.

The 3ds Max viewports provide a variety of ways to view and navigate a scene.

To change an object, you must select it by clicking the mouse or using some other method, as described in these topics.

See these topics for detailed descriptions of user-interface controls: menu items, toolbar buttons, command panels, and so on.

Your scene can use geometry from another scene, or even obtained from a different 3D program. Topics in this chapter also describe the kinds of image files you can read or write.