3DSM Tutorial for the Beginner?

[RooK]

I got myself a copy of 3DSM 7 a few months ago and didn't have time to use it since I was still bogged down with class work from college. Now that I have some free time, does anyone know a 'bottom up' tutorial for a making a car that shows all the buttons and dialog options you must select in order complete the task? I've done some vertex modelling before this in another program, where you place the vertices and connect them to make a face and thus the model, but 3DSM has so many options that it's hard to know where to begin. Also, if there are no car tutorials doing this, are there any other ones that utilize blueprints and models with such detail that I can jump right in and get to work? Most car tutorials I see show the model and placing of parts, but don't show the options are located at in the UI for creating what is going on.

Thanks.

[Shadow Axel]

Work through the tuts that came with the program. they show you where every thing is. then when you know the bacics get a car modling tut.

[SIL20L]

how do you open the tuts on 3ds max. theres none that come with it... well atleast none when you press Tutorials. So i installed about 10 into the tutorial folder and still nothing. Whats wrong?

[Johnas]

If you're using demo that doesn't include the tutfiles if remember right

[revelli]

but your eyes to www.3dtotal.com and tutorials
after you make all this tutorials, you will be able to do everything

[SIL20L]

no, i have the full version, and have installed a fair few tutorials. i put them in ...\Program Files\3ds max 7\tutorials . Is this right? and then how do i open them properly.
P.S. I tried the 3dtotal site and the tutorial link is broken

[ithackston]

Rook, definately use this tutorial. I'm new and it helped a lot.

http://67.15.36.49/team/Tutorials/fiat500/fiat500.asp

its a goofy car, but from what i can tell it gives good advice

[SIL20L]

really thanks man. the tutorial of this car i was looking at was the same but on a different site and most the links were broken. thanks mate!