The Overview of 3Ds Max Interface includes:

Naviagating the interface such as understanding the command panel and customizing the workspace. Basic tools and navigation including viewports and view controls, using gizmo for movement, rotation, and scaling, coordinate systems and snapping tools. Creating and managing objects comprises basic object creation such as standard primitives, extended primitives, object properties and transformations, and using layers and groups. the topics include modeling techniques such as polygonal modeling (editable poly techniques, sub-object editing: vertices, edges, borders, polygons, extrusion, beveling, and bridging), spline and NURBS modeling (creating and editing splines, using loft and lathe modifiers, NURBS surfaces and curves), and advanced modeling techniques (boolean operations and compound objects, ProBoolean and ProCutter, working with the FFD (free-form deformation) modifier). the subjects are Materials and Texturing, which include Introduction to Materials (Understanding the Material Editor, Applying and Adjusting materials, Standard vs. physical Materials), Texture Mapping (UVW Mapping Techniques, Unwrapping UVWs, Using Procedural and Bitmap Textures), and Advanced Texturing Techniques (Creating Custom Materials, Bump, Displacement, and Normal Maps, Multi-Subobject Materials). focus on Lighting and Rendering involving Lighting Techniques (Standard lights vs. photometric lights, Using the daylight system, Creating realistic indoor and outdoor lighting), Rendering Basics (Understanding the Render Setup dialog, Using render elements, Setting up cameras and viewpoints), and Advanced Rendering (Introduction to V-Ray and Arnold renderers, Global illumination and caustics, Rendering settings and optimizations). cover Animation and Visualization with Basic Animation Techniques (Keyframing and timeline controls, Animating objects and cameras, Path and constraint animations), Camera Animation (Creating walkthroughs and flythroughs, Using the Camera Sequencer, Animating camera settings), and Advanced Animation Techniques (Particle systems and dynamics, Simulating cloth and fluids, Animation rendering and output).