Autodesk 3DSMax 2012?

[Rispetto]

Hey guys, I recently got my hands on a copy of Autodesk 3DSMax 2012, and I'm looking for a good hub for tutorials.
Google gives results, but nothing like the experienced public.
I have minimal design experience, as I used Blender in my Communications Technology class in High School, but the farthest I ever got was making landscapes with moving cameras.
Anyways I'm looking to improve my skill by learning the best for the best modelling program I've seen to date.
If you could provide a link for me that would be greatly appreciated.

On a side note, after some googling and youtubing I've discovered a couple of awesome new features for 2012 over 2010 and 2011.

- Faster importing
- Faster rendering
- Faster mesh to poly transformation
- Faster.. everything.

From the views of a lot of designers if you have 2010 or 2011 and want to smash your face off of your keyboard while using it, I suggest you upgrade to 2012. From the looks of things, this program will blow your freakin' mind.
Anyways as I stated before, links to tutorials would be nice.
Comments below with your thoughts on this new amazing software.

 

[Ghost765]

couldnt you just use 2010/2011 tutorials? or are you looking for 2012 exclusive tutorials?

 

[Rispetto]

2012 exclusive =P

 

[waveseeker]

i just got 2012 too, So i am very interested in this too...(mainly on how to get the models into the game...)

 

[Rispetto]

Oh that's easy.
Google the 3ds max .m3 importer / exporter and follow the instructions.
However, being an amateur, I look at the SC2 models and scratch my head.

 

[waveseeker]

So, you HAVE imported models into wc3?

-Edit, OH, this is for Starcraft! not warcraft, hrm, have you done anything with warcraft?

 

[Rispetto]

Yes, I've imported models with WC3.
I've just never created any of my own.

 

[peterpants]

is it possible to import warcraft 3 models into 3dsmax 2012 and then export them to .m3 format for use in sc2?

 

[Rispetto]

is it possible to import warcraft 3 models into 3dsmax 2012 and then export them to .m3 format for use in sc2?

Probably, but they would look like shit.
Low polys, low animation quality, etc etc compared to what is expect of SC2.