Kabump.
Since about 3-4 days before this topic was sarted, I was experimenting with GMax, mainly for the puspose of getting a nice Merkava Mk. III into Renegade.
But so as to not put the carrige before the horse, I've been going through the Discreet GMax tutorials available for download at the GMax site. They're quite well-done, but since I haven't gotten through them all yet, I can't say how comprehensive they are - it seems to be very comprehensive.
Anyway, I had next to zero knowledge of 3DS MAX prior to diving into GMax, but I've learned a ton. I highly recommend downloadign it and the tutorials, help files, etc - just so you can become familiar with the modelling method and interface used in the world's most commonly-used and best pro package, 3DS MAX.
Unfortunately, it can't export into any file format that anything else can read. So basically, if you wanna learn 3DS MAX (like me), but prefer learning via well-done tutorials (like me), then get GMax and start learning!
It also will help in future game MODding, as pretty much everyone's jumping on the bandwagon.
