When rendering a high-quality snapshot, please ignore any updates coming from 3ds Max via Live Link.
Unfortunately, any interaction with 3ds Max—even something as minor as autosave or a random click in empty space—triggers a Live Link update. This can significantly impact rendering performance. For example, render times can increase from 15 to 30 minutes, which is quite noticeable.
Submitted on AHA Ideas (VANTAGE-I-255).