Maya Beginner Basics: Geometry Basics Exercise The following is a 10-Part series on Maya Beginner Basics. The tutorials are set up in-specific to game  environment modeling. Geometry Basics Exercise will help you to begin familiarize yourself with Maya interface, component mode,  navigation and manipulating basic shapes. Note: This is not how you would actually model a game environment. This is a basic exercise to help you  manipulate basic shapes, use component mode, and navigate around the viewports. Tutorial covers: Using and Manipulating Basic Shapes Building a basic environment out of basic shapes Getting Comfortable with Maya Component Mode and Viewport Navigation Maya Beginner Basics: Geometry Basic Exercies Photo Reference I used in the video: DUPLICATING Select an object: Ctrl+D = Duplicate Shift+D = Duplicate with Transformations FRAMING OBJECTS Select an object in your scene and press F. F = Frames your object in the viewport. EXERCISE Use the reference provided above or select your own. Spend about 30 minutes and work on creating  the environment from the reference using basic shapes. Getting comfortable with Maya's Interface.