where should i start?
 

any suggestions?

I have followed a few of the free tutes..

now where>?

Have you done the tutorials in the online docs?

where are they located?

open maya and press F1,

try this link I just found it a few days ago
Its not to bad

*********************************/digital_tutors/index.htm

sweet links thanks everyone..

heres what i have done so far..keep in mind i started 2 days ago

all with the inbuilt tutes so im sure most of you would have done these yonks ago

http://www.members.optushome.com.au/mbliesner/glass.jpg
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/...er/egghead.jpg
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/mbliesner/hand1.jpg (i could have spent more time on shaping but im not woried about perfection at this point)

Hey, that's not too bad for just 2 days! I used to teach Maya and you've done quite well. Keep it up and you'll be rivaling the best of us in no time!

I only started learning Maya a few days ago also mate, i really advise watching some of the movie tutorials u can get here, and also on other sites such as 3dbuzz.com, they teach u everything from the absolute basics so its handy for us beginers.

Hope that helps

/Maz

Hey all,

I am really new to the Maya world and must say thankyou to all those whe spend the time making these tutorials. I have to agree with the video's as a starting point. That way u are sure it is being done right lol. I have recently found this site and congrats to you, it is easily one of the best. very interactive.

Hope to be able to join ur comps and post soon.

yup i also would have to say that nothign beats video tutes apart form one on one instruction

heres my first self assigned piccy..Im starting with basic stuff so heres a bell..

http://members.optushome.com.au/mbliesner/bell.jpg

suggest learning shading, character modelling, skinning & skeleton, and then start modelling everyday things... might help

problems getting started
 

maya is such a big program, I'm new to it and it is like greek to me, I've watched the tutorials that came with the program and stuff, all I want to do is draw my own stuff, it seems all I have a choice from in the menu are shapes like cylinders and spheres and such. how does that work? do I draw straight on a grid then convert it to wire frame?
Lawnboy

Like said before in this thread: try hitting the F1 key and take a look at the Instant Maya lessons? ;)

yeah mate, im the same, im a bit scared to just dive into making stuff at the moment incase i do it completly wrong and i should have done it a different way :|

but i think wreading more and watching more will get rid of that as i become more familerised with the interace