Well, I bought my mates copy of the Digital Tutors Introducion to Maya from him, and all I can say is WOW!

Any newbies reading this who can't fathom out the interface, get this set! The first disk is almost purely introucing the UI, and it makes so much sense!

I still think Maya is a little quirky compared to Cinema, but now at least I know what I'm looking at!

Digital Tutors - Introduction to Maya