Hi,
Personally I think it would be great to keep track of your LS experience, but switching between programs might not be so handy.
I would recommend you reading Jeff's article on VIZ-LS
http://www.cgarchitect.com/news/Reviews/Review001_4.asp
On the other hand, using the VIZ renderer in Max does not require to export any models.
For a hint on this, check out the forum topic "Viz4 Thumbs up? or Down?" just above this topic post.
A direct link is:
http://www.cgarchitect.com/cgi-bin/u...c;f=6;t=000002
rgds
nisus