THE BOOK LAYOUT

The layout of the book (hardcover, 544 pages + full color) strictly refers to the first volume.
Author divides the book into six parts:

• "Working with Architectural Drawings"
• "Creating Building Elements"
• "Creating Site Elements"
• "mental ray"
• "Advanced Visualization Techniques"
• "Efficient 3D Workflow"

and a set of Appendixes, which contains:

• A. really handy and worth reading production tips (among the other: how to write a good contract, create a pricing presentation, use a professional renderfarm),
• B. "a list of tools that can expand the power and versality of 3ds Max as well as your entire workflow",
• C. a list of websides which may cause great influence on your workflow (many information, textures, fonts, software, scripts),
• D. common business and artist mistakes (from improper negotiating with clients to ignoring fundamental concepts) ,
• E. marketing your services (" Though good work sells itself, it only sells if someone knows you're selling."),
• F. pricing your services (an appendix dedicated especially to freelancers and small business owners),
• G. creating a business plan,
• H. the professional services agreement (explains why signing a contract is so important, includes sample contract, discuss standard terms and conditions, and more)
• I. 3D CAD brief,
• J. the 3D presentation (of what you do and how you do it),
• K. introduction to V-Ray, a third-party plugin, one of the most popular render engine around the world.