i did some modeling with shape keys. now i would like to export this as an OBJ.
i made a smile . i used vertex group to make the smile for the left and right side.
i would now like to know how can i apply the shape keys to the object so that i can export it as an OBJ. i would like to export two times. the left and right smile.
Are you in Blender 2.5? If so, you can click the ‘Pin’ button under the shape key menu (“Always show the current shape for this object”.) Then you can Shift-D to dup’ the object and export it. (You may not need the Dup but it’s safer). You need to check ‘selection only’ under export. Or you’ll get (at least) both meshes.
When I tried the export it holds the shape of the object based on the shape key. I moved the slider to 1.000 Did you do that? And what program are you opening it in? Because I opened my object in LightWave and the shape was applied.
I exported in Object mode - of course. And for some reason I am not getting a dialog with choices for export.
Yeah. I am fairly sure you don’t need to pin it. I did not pin mine. It should export the shape as it appears in the 3D view in Object mode. Have you played with any of the default settings in the export panel? Also have you tried to export other formats?
The other question I was still wondering about was what program you are trying to import to? Because you could also try another format.