The first time you open Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 you will see this dialog prompting you to select an area of work or see the overview of the program. 

The main window of Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 allows you to easily access all the main features and tools of the application. 

When working on an animation or any other project, right-clicking on the workspace will bring up a context menu with various useful functions. 

The Tools menu of Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 will enable you to choose a modification type or style that will apply to the project at hand. 

With Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 you can create a wide variety of objects starting from the simple standard primitives and build up to entire systems. 

In the Modifiers menu of Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 you will find many features that will help you elaborate the design of your project. 

The reactor section will further allow you to create objects,apply modifiers, preview or create an animation. 

In the Animation menu Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 allows you to manage the controllers, layers and skins of your project. 

Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 can easily render a scene you select and enables you to select the precise coordinates of the rendering process. 

The Customize menu will allow you to fully customize the application's settings starting from the user interface to the plugins you will use. 

The MAXScript language is specifically designed to complement 3ds Max with many special features and constructs such as coordinate system contexts, object primitives and materials that mirror high-level concepts in the 3ds Max user-interface.