Can I edit while deformed?

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It’s been years since I played with Blender and I have forgotten so much and only half recall other things.

What I want to do is add a shape key to compensate for distortions when an object is bent. To be clear, I am using bone deforms to bend the mesh.

The most effective way to edit the shape key would be to edit the mesh while it is bent but when I enter ‘edit’ mode, the mesh resorts to it’s undeformed shape. Is it possible to keep the mesh deformed while in ‘edit’ mode so that I can see what vertices’s need adjusting?

Thanks in advance for any insight into this problem.

Best regards BobG.

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Use the option in the Armature modifier to show result in edit mode

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Displays the modified geometry in edit mode, as well as the original geometry which you can edit.

https://www.blender.org/manual/en/modeling/modifiers/introduction.html#interface

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Thank you so much for your prompt reply. That’s what I was looking for but missed seeing.

Best regards
BobG