
\documentclass[beamer]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{external}
\tikzexternalize % activate! 
\begin{document}
\begin{standaloneframe}

% If overlays do not work, use \only<1-n>{...} where n is the max overlay
% \only<1-1000>{
  \begin{tikzpicture}[]
	% ...   
  \end{tikzpicture}
% }
\end{standaloneframe}
\end{document}
