  The BPS Skyrme model is a specific subclass of Skyrme-type field theories
which possesses both a BPS bound and infinitely many soliton solutions
(skyrmions) saturating that bound, a property that makes the model a very
convenient first approximation to the study of some properties of nuclei and
hadrons. A related property, the existence of a large group of symmetry
transformations, allows for solutions of rather general shapes, among which
some of them will be relevant to the description of physical nuclei.
  We study here the classical symmetries of the BPS Skyrme model, applying them
to construct soliton solutions with some prescribed shapes, what constitutes a
further important step for the reliable application of the model to strong
interaction physics.
