BILEK STUDIO is introducing Shape Keys Plus Tool for Blender

Shape Keys Plus ( SK+)

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...for duplicating and mirroring shape keys (in Maya software called Blendshapes ("BS") )

About:

Author: Lukas Bilek. BILEK Studio.

Date created: 6 Jun 2021

Copyright: GPL

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasbilek/

How to support me: On Blender market: www.blendermarket.com or contact me on linked it and say something nice. :-)

This tools is suppose to make easier life for artist who is working with shape keys (BS). You should find the buttons under Shape Key Specials in Shape Keys attributes.

More info about this product could be found here on: Readme

List of buttons:

(Top Bar) BILEK Tools > () Shape Keys Plus > :

"Duplicate & mirror from L_ > R_"

"Duplicate & mirror from R_ > L_"

"Duplicate & mirror all L_ >> R_"

"Duplicate & mirror all R_ >> L_"

"Shape Keys Plus HELP'

What it is doing:

• Before clicking on any buttons, you have to select one or more objects in the scene to get it work.
  • "Duplicate & mirror from L_ >> R_" is duplicating and mirroring selected shape key from L_ to R_side This means that it will take "L_" (l_) prefix or "L" (l) suffix and rename them to R after duplicating and mirroring shape keys. Also it is removing R_ shape keys if exist with the same name as from selected L side, just it replacing L to R in the search and then remove it.
  • "Duplicate & mirror from R_ >> L_" is similar to the "Duplicate & mirror from L_ >> R_" just it works via versa.
  • "Duplicate & mirror all L_ >> R_" is removing all existing right shapes which have R preffix or suffix, then it duplicate each left side, mirror them and rename to R side as well.
  • "Duplicate & mirror all R_ >> L_" is same as "Duplicate & mirror all L_ >> R_" just from Right to Left sides.

What information should the tool copy when clicked on the buttons:

• In version 0.2.1:

  • Duplicating shape keys.
  • Mirroring shape keys after duplicating.
  • Renaming Shape Keys such as [L_] [l_] [_L] [_l] (prefix and suffix) [R_] [r_] [_R] [_r])
  • Removing shape keys if needs to be removed for creating new shape keys.
  • Expressions - it copies some expressions, but not recommended. You will have to try it by yourself. (No guarantee)
  • Copying an attribute from Range Min in Shape Keys.
  • Copying an attribute from Range Max in Shape Keys.
  • Able to generate Shape keys with multiply / more objects.

  • - Currently it does not support rig, so if there are any connection with original shape keys, it might loose the connection (target one).

• How to install the add-on?

  • Run Blender 3D (2.93 LTS)
  • Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-on
  • Then click on the button called "Install"
  • Select the zip file called "shape-keys-plus.zip"
  • Click on "Install Add-on"
  • Once it is added to the add-ons, then tick the box on the Add-on.
  • Then you should see BILEK Tools on Top Bar in Blender and button .

• In addition you can see the buttons on the other place as well such as Shape Key Specials

The product has been teste on Blender 2.92 and 2.93, but it might work on previous versions too.