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Gmax Guidance

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I know blender pretty well. I know Maya pretty well. Now GMAX is a newer animal that I have recently started using. *Unfortunately I havent been able to correlate much and have had a pretty difficult time finding a 'usable' beginners guide that also includes keypress map and what symbols mean what. If anyone can point me in that direction, would be great.

Currently for my models I use Sketchup and Blender to create, export and conversion gets kind of tricky and results are not always the same or intended (i.e. wall longer than intended, higher on 1 side than the other when exported to DAE or similar format).

Maya 6 I havent found a useful tool for conversion that doesnt cost upwards of $500. Plus I havent used it in 5 years so it would be re-learning as I go for the intricate stuff.

GMAX seems like its a great tool and much can be done, but a learning curve is to be tackled first. Ready to dive into this program much deeper than I already have. Search here turns up results with broken links or tutorials for people who already know the keymap and symbology. I need the keymap and symbology more than anything. The 'Whats this button do' approach doesnt work too well for Gmax. It did for blender and Maya. Sketchup is a preschool program in my opinion, but functions well for the price :)
 
The Help system in GMAX is the great resource for this -- start with the User Interface section, and you can click through to a detailed explanation of every button, menu and rollout.

The best resource for me is a book -- the GMAX Bible. This has all the detail you could possibly want, although it doesn't cover the FSX features. I've used this for 10 years, so it has had a lot of use, luckily it comes with a searchable PDF version, which I use these days.
 
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