Super Bake Pro - User Guide

Overview

Super Bake Pro is the ultimate animation baking solution for Blender. It simplifies the process of baking complex animations into clean, exportable keyframes — all with a one-click workflow. Whether you're working with constraints, parenting, drivers, shape keys, or cameras and lights, Super Bake Pro ensures that your animation stays intact.

Installation

1. Download the .zip file from Blender Market or your preferred source.

2. Open Blender and go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.

3. Click Install, select the .zip file, and click Install Add-on.

4. Enable Super Bake Pro in the list.

Once installed, you can access it from the N-panel under the Super Bake Pro tab.

Basic Usage

1. Select the objects you want to bake.

2. Set your frame range.

3. Choose a bake mode:

   • Selected Objects

   • Visible Objects

   • Entire Scene

4. Adjust optional settings (e.g. preserve materials, custom naming).

5. Click Bake Animation.

Super Bake Pro will process your scene, bake animations, and generate new baked versions with a _Baked suffix.

Key Features

Core Baking

• Maintains full parenting and hierarchy

• Bakes constraints and drivers

• Supports camera, light, and shape key animations

• Converts everything into clean keyframes

Bake Modes

• Selected Objects: Recommended for manual control

• Visible Objects: Useful for rendering views

• Entire Scene: Bakes all objects

• Auto Mode: Uses context-aware logic when nothing is selected

Advanced Options

• Force child animation retention

• Camera/light animation preservation

• Shape key baking support

• Custom frame range settings

Data Handling

• Optional material preservation

• Vertex color and tangent export

• Automatic _Baked suffix renaming

File & Naming

• Randomized naming for uniqueness

• Auto cleanup for temp files

• Cross-platform path compatibility

Supported Object Types

• Meshes

• Curves

• Surfaces

• Metaballs

• Text objects

• Armatures (bones)

• Empties

• Cameras

• Lights

Compatibility

• Blender Versions: 3.0+ official releases

• Animation Types: Keyframes, constraints, drivers, shape keys, NLA

• Plugin Compatibility: Works with Rigify, Auto-Rig Pro, and others

Troubleshooting

• Errors will be displayed with suggested solutions

• Auto rollback will restore original state on failure

• Always check frame range and object selection before baking

Tips for Best Results

• Use clean parenting setups where possible

• Apply transforms before baking

• Avoid overlapping drivers if not needed

• Use GLTF export settings optimized for baked data

Getting Help

• Contact via Blender Market messages

• Post issues on GitHub (if open source)

• Ask on forums or community threads

Super Bake Pro – Bake once, export anywhere.