When using Blender, you have a "3d cursor", that you can put it on a location and then make an operation like scale and rotate around that point. Can I do the same in 3DS Max?
When that point is placed on one corner of an edge, that corner remains stationary while the other corner is scaling/rotating. For the polygons it is the same way.
How can I do something like that in 3DS Max?
For scaling -
For rotation -
It can be done using a dummy helper.
E.g. you've got an object and want to rotate some polygons:
Go to helpers Create -> Helpers -> Dummy (via sidebar or main menu)
Select it, pick the Move tool, activate vertex snaps, and drag it to the point (vertex, edge, etc.) you want to turn polygons around:
Turn off snaps. Then go to sublevel of your object, select edges, lock selection (space bar).
Select the tool you need, say Rotation, Pick reference coordinate system, click on Dummy, use Transform coordinate center.
To scale first click on axis you need then click and drag (using 3dsmax 2020)
Finally you can Rotate it around the required point, as well as scale
