Yes, you can apply the armature modifier.



This will fix the mesh into it's pose, so you probably want to do this on a  duplicate of the model.

Is there a way to deform a model and then have the mesh stay that way, even without an armature?
I have a friend with an iBook G4 who is looking for a cheap backup option for her Mac running OS 10.4.  Money is tight, so getting 10.5 is not really an option (in addition to buy a backup drive etc, yes money is really that tight).

What suggestions can you offer for backups that's better than trying to remember to burn a CD once a month?
