Hi, everyone.
Screen name is AppleShrapnel, obviously, but please feel free and encouraged to call me Michael... that's my actual name, by the way.
I've had the strong desire to get into 3d modeling and animation for several years now, but only very recently got 3ds Max 9. It took me awhile to get a computer that I felt could handle all the things I imagined myself tossing at it, and even longer to finally get the actual software... but I'm here and ready to go.
Only registered maybe 10 minutes ago, so I haven't seen any tutorials yet, but I'll be getting around to that soon. Based on the first few pages of this thread, it seems like they're just what I need.
Well anyhoo, I'm thrilled to be a part of the community, and look forward to learning everything I can.
Cheers
EDIT- So... as a complete noob to 3ds Max, where should I start? I'm talking the most basic of basics, here... don't wanna miss anything, ya know.
Well, that and the whole program is pretty intimidating despite how easy AutoCAD is for me... So tips? Pointers?.. Heck, I'd take an arrowhead at this point.