3d max live link not matching camera

Vantage Issues
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I am using the latest V-Ray and Vantage as far Jan 2026. And I am having this issue that while using Live Link, the 3d Max cameras are not updating in Vantage. They show on the camera list in Vantage but the camera that I need to render.
Before I moved the viewport or switched the camera, I could see that it was updated on Vantage, but now it just doesn’t work.

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Hi,

Its difficult to understand what exactly is happening, so please make a screen recording that shows the issue and upload it to our ticketing system here: https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
If its related to a specific 3dsMax file, then please include the project files too.
Thank you!

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I submitted a ticket with a video showing the issue.
While working with Vantage live link with 3D Max, if I chose any view other than cameras, vantage will follow and mirror the viewport, but if I choose a camera from the cameral pop up of 3D Max, vantage won’t update the viewpor.

If I choose a camera from the drop down menu of the 3d max viewport then vantage will update.

This is an issue because if I use a scene manager, 3Rd party, then Vantage also won’t update the viewport.

Also, while live link, on the camera list inside Vantage, you can see all the cameras inside 3D Max, but not the name of the active camera. and if you change to perspective view, Vantage will match the viewport, but the camera that was active still doesn’t display in Vantage. This behavior happens with any 3D Max file.

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It is 10-06-2026, and I still have the same issue: 3D Max and Vantage do not match camera proportions. If I set up a 16:9 camera in 3D Max, Vantage renders fine, but if I set up a 1:1 camera in 3D Max, Vantage still defaults to 16:9. This makes the live link useless because I can’t see what I need to look at: the correct camera proportions.

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Hello @fco3d
The issue is logged as VMAX-15831 and the fix is planned for the next V-Ray release. We will make sure to notify you here on forum when it is available.

Thank you for your report!

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if I understand your issue right.. In vantage render dialog, select “from camera”, then EXIT and enter render dialog AGAIN.

this way it will be rendered with your cameras proportions.

I don’t understand why this buggy behaviour it still not fixed

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It was fixed in V-Ray for 3ds Max on August 26th, but their release intervals are longer. The latest update was 7.40.04 on August 13th. Their next update is 3-4 weeks away …

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Yes, this works only for rendering, but if you want to move the camera in your scene, then it defaults to 16:9 @720. So you really can’t do live link previews other than on 16:9 format. Thanks

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Thank you for the update.