The NVIDIA GPU AI Denoiser can be separately toggled on and off for regular and interactive rendering. Here is how to do it:
Production Rendering
3ds Max:
- Go to Render Setup > Scene > Denoising
- Set "Denoising Mode" to "Fast preview (NVIDIA)" to enable this denoising type
- Set "Denoising Mode" to "None" or any other type to disable the Fast Preview denoising
Cinema 4D:
- Open the Render Settings > General Settings > Denoising
- Set "Denoising Mode" to "NVIDIA GPU AI (fast preview)" to enable this denoising type
- Set "Denoising Mode" to "None" or any other type to disable the Fast Preview denoising
Interactive Rendering
3ds Max:
- Go to Render Setup > Performance > Interactive rendering and enable the "Fast preview denoise during render" checkbox to enable this denoising type
- Disable this checkbox to disable the Fast Preview denoising for interactive rendering
Cinema 4D:
- Open the Render Settings > Performance Settings > Interactive rendering and enable the "Fast preview denoise during render" checkbox to enable this denoising type
- Disable this checkbox to disable the Fast Preview denoising for interactive rendering