Which object should be selected when selected to active is checked for baking, the one I'm baking to or from? I can never remember which one.
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asked Dec 17, 2014 at 16:43
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$\begingroup$ Backing is blender is so not likeable, and even after reading this topic it goes wrong... $\endgroup$– clankill3rOct 3, 2022 at 19:16
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The active object is the same no matter what action you are performing in blender.
The active object is always the object you selected last.
When using the default theme, the active object is outlined in yellow, and all other selected objects are in orange.
If you selected your object in the wrong order, you can just ShiftRMB 
on the object again to make it the active object.
To remember the selection order for baking is simple when you know what the active object is. Just say selected to active. Now think, you are baking from the selected object to the active object.
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The object you're baking to is selected, quickest way to remember this is that the active object is the object you're changing
answered Dec 17, 2014 at 16:43
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$\begingroup$ This is backwards, the active object is the one that is changing. $\endgroup$– gandalf3 ♦Dec 17, 2014 at 20:28
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$\begingroup$ The object you want to bake from should be selected, not active.. $\endgroup$– gandalf3 ♦Dec 17, 2014 at 22:56
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2$\begingroup$ Selected != active. They are two different things, only one object can be active, and it doesn't have to be selected to be active. $\endgroup$– gandalf3 ♦Dec 17, 2014 at 23:10
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1$\begingroup$ @GiantCowFilms Activate? I've never seen it used like that though, as you usually make the active object active by selecting it. However if you deselect it by pressing A, its still active. In your answer you used selected as an adjective, so I don't seen any problem with just s/selected/active? $\endgroup$– gandalf3 ♦Dec 18, 2014 at 0:25