[Bf-committers] Why do modifiers get removed if you apply them as shape?

[Tobias Oelgarte]

It might sound a little bit odd, but actually this question by another 
user of blender made me curios. I can imagine a lot of situations in 
which it makes sense the keep the modifier even if you applied him as a 
shape key. As it currently is, you will need to re-add and reconfigure 
the modifier if you want to use the same modifier for other shapes as 
well. Of course you could copy it previously, disable it and enable it 
after the original was applied as a shape. But this are actually a lot 
of steps.

I would like to see it this way: Applying a shape keeps the modifier on 
the object. If you want you can remove it now, or keep it to do more 
stuff with it. Does this make sense to you?

Best wishes from
Tobias Oelgarte