Originally posted by artistmmp I'm new to using Maya and I'm kinda confused on some things. When Kurt starts the tut, he has modeling selected under the menu, but on mine, that option isn't available. Is it because I have a different version? Yes, it's because you have a new version. When they (Autodesk) made the switch over to Maya 8 they redesigned the interface a bit. Instead of a "Modeling" tab, it's been split up into "Polygons" and "Surfaces" (NURBS). After a while you'll get used to it. Originally posted by artistmmp Another thing that confuses me is when Kurt first creates his nurb, it simply appears on the grid below, but for me I have to place it on the grid myself so it's not exactly centered. I'm new to all this and trying to teach myself so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. I know what you're talking about. When I do it, I just place it, then go into the channel box (I think that's what it's called, it's too early in the morning for meÉ :zzz: ), and put the x, y, and z to 0.