# bpy_extras submodule (bpy_extras.anim_utils)

`bpy_extras.anim_utils.``bake_action`(frame_start, frame_end, frame_step=1, only_selected=False, do_pose=True, do_object=True, do_visual_keying=True, do_constraint_clear=False, do_parents_clear=False, do_clean=False, action=None)

  Return an image from the file path with options to search multiple paths and return a placeholder if its not found.

  Parameters: | frame_start (int) – First frame to bake. frame_end (int) – Last frame to bake. frame_step (int) – Frame step. only_selected (bool) – Only bake selected data. do_pose (bool) – Bake pose channels. do_object (bool) – Bake objects. do_visual_keying (bool) – Use the final transformations for baking (‘visual keying’) do_constraint_clear (bool) – Remove constraints after baking. do_parents_clear (bool) – Unparent after baking objects. do_clean (bool) – Remove redundant keyframes after baking. action (`bpy.types.Action` or None) – An action to bake the data into, or None for a new action to be created.
  Returns: | an action or None
  Return type: | `bpy.types.Action`