Who needs these features?

Bake Shape Keys add-on is developed for, and actively used in the stop-motion animation studio pipeline. It is tested and results in a very fast and comfortable workflow and makes Blender the perfect software for small and large productions. It is useful for any studios or individuals who are using (or thinking about using) Blender for real-life stop-motion animation and need fast and quality results when animating replacement parts in 3D. This add-on is very useful for creating animating parts, getting them ready for printing, and organizing them.

Bake Shape Keys will also be very useful for 3D animators who are working in stop-motion style. Baking action is necessary operation to turn regular 3D animated f-curves into frame-by-frame animation and Blender currently doesn't support it for shape keys. With this add-on you can implement shape keys (and specially facial shape key animations and corrective shape keys) into your stop-motion animation workflow.

Where is the Add-on Located Inside Blender?

We give users the ability to choose exactly where they want to put add-on operators, as we want to avoid cluttering spaces which are already full for a lot of users. In add-on preferences, you can choose in which panels and menus you want to place buttons, and even choose which N-panel category you want, if you opt for that option.

Future:

Since we're using this add-on for our productions we're planning to keep upgrading it and adding features as soon as they'll be required, as well as training people into using it. We're actively developing add-on and adding fixes and solutions for new obstacles as we encounter them.