How to re-use pre-made shape keys ?

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Hey all,

Since im converting most of my work from 3Ds Max to blender, I found this problem of
how to get all my morph targets assigned to the same mesh without re-modeling it all.

I can only find information on how to setup shape keys and I understand u take a head
then a basic shape key, then a key1 and you would start modeling … but what if you
already have a mesh that is modelled the way u like it, and you just wanna through it
on top of the Basic shape key ?

Hope it made sense !?

Tadeusz

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You will have to use a python script which is included with blender.

  • Pretty much, split your screen in half select “Scripts WIndow”
  • Create a base key for your mesh.
  • Select your mesh, followed by shift selecting the mesh you want to copy the shape of.
  • In the The “scripts window” select Scripts - Mesh - RVK1 to RVK2.

(repeat last two step to add more shapekeys.)

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Hej Calvin,

Thank you so much for your reply, was very useful indeed (!!!) You got me interested in
scripts now :wink:

Tadeusz