Yeah, if you attach an ffd after the fact, it will still inherit the changes you made to the lattice points. Wrap or wire deformer might work for what you need. Are you able to give a specific example?
Well I have no idea what Wrap or a Wire deformer is, and looking at the tools it isnt clear at all what they do or how to get them to work. Lattice seems like the closet thing to a Max FFD, if Maya has one I have no clue where it is or how to use it. I obviously cant show the exact context I want to use it but here is a…