# Questions about your Auto Key usage **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Created:** [October 5, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954 "2021-10-05T12:32:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![leowoo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/leowoo/32/1371_2.png) [@leowoo](https://forum.logik.tv/u/leowoo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/24 "2021-10-11T06:13:38Z")
Having the X,Y and Z channels linked by default in the scale parameter would be awesome! Is there already some shortcut / key combo for this? Maybe if you could press L for link and drag a connection from one to the other would be cool? Either directly on the slider values in the axis or in the animation curves. ---
**Author:** ![andy\_dill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andy_dill/32/15475_2.png) [@andy\_dill](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andy_dill)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/25 "2021-10-11T18:14:38Z")
> [@Unclextacy](#): > > Yeah I’d love to be able to have more options on the Autokey button. There was a trippy one a while ago that I used a lot Right-click it. ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/26 "2021-10-11T18:48:55Z")
I learn something new every day . . . . ---
**Author:** ![julioleon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/julioleon/32/14482_2.png) [@julioleon](https://forum.logik.tv/u/julioleon)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/27 "2021-10-11T22:10:44Z")
This shortcut exists for several versions back. ---
**Author:** ![julioleon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/julioleon/32/14482_2.png) [@julioleon](https://forum.logik.tv/u/julioleon)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/28 "2021-10-11T22:11:32Z")
Sounds like a good idea… Will try it. ---
**Author:** ![fredwarren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fredwarren/32/158_2.png) [@fredwarren](https://forum.logik.tv/u/fredwarren)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/29 "2022-04-20T19:17:36Z")
I am revisiting this after @Jonhollis mentioned in another thread that he would like to have a “Semi Auto Key” mode. I can think of two ways to implement this: **Option A** - We keep the Auto Key toggle button where it is right now. - Auto Key On still does the same - Auto Key Off still does the same - We add a preference that enables the automatic creation of keyframes on channels that already have a keyframe set on them even though Auto Key is disabled. The main challenge/drawback here would be the visual indication as we couldn’t really indicate a on/off status based on the channel selection. You could rely on the indicators at the bottom of the numeric fields and we could add a general indication such at the text of the toggle button being yellow when it is disabled but the preference is enabled. **Option B** - The Auto Key toggle button is transformed into a drop down button that contains 3 options: Off, On and “Semi” - Auto Key On still does the same - Auto Key Off still does the same - Semi automatically creates keyframes on channels that already have a keyframe set on them but not for channels that don’t have any. It would be easier to have a different background colours for the On and Semi mode with this option, but it could be more complicated to change the button’s status with shortcuts as a single shortcut would toggle between the three options. We could also make it so the shortcut only toggles between on and off. What option would you prefer? Any other idea? ---
**Author:** ![noahpoole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@noahpoole](https://forum.logik.tv/u/noahpoole)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/30 "2022-04-20T19:29:49Z")
The only time this bothers me is inheriting a setup from an autokey-on-all-the-time person, where there are single keys on non-animated channels everywhere. So the above options sound cool, but really all I would need to be happy is a button that finds all the channels with only one key and deletes it. ---
**Author:** ![dcrites](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/dcrites/32/8924_2.png) [@dcrites](https://forum.logik.tv/u/dcrites)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/31 "2022-04-20T19:33:10Z")
Hi Fred, Of the options presented here, B would be my preference ---
**Author:** ![hildebrandtbernd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/hildebrandtbernd/32/3038_2.png) [@hildebrandtbernd](https://forum.logik.tv/u/hildebrandtbernd)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/32 "2022-04-20T19:39:06Z")
Both sounds cool, I personally would vote fore for A, as B doesn’t sound friendly enabling/disabling it via shortcuts. Having a semi in general sounds awesome and enabling/disabling via preferences is def. a good use. ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/33 "2022-04-20T19:43:40Z")
Maybe I’m just lost, but I can’t see how anyone operates without toggling autokey as needed. ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/34 "2022-04-20T19:45:42Z")
Yes. This is the bane of Flame. Artists who keep auto key on for no reason, creating random keyframes that mean nothing and I have to go and clean it up. Please stop this, peeps! ---
**Author:** ![hBomb42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@hBomb42](https://forum.logik.tv/u/hBomb42)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/35 "2022-04-20T19:54:39Z")
Option B, please. I never thought there’d be a day when Flame got After Effects-style keyframing, but wow am I here for it! ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/36 "2022-04-20T20:03:15Z")
PSA: Folks, please assign Alt-A as autokey toggle, and use it. It’s way faster and more ergonomical than whatever the stock key is (ctrl-a??) Toggle it when you want a keyframe. Otherwise leave it off please. ---
**Author:** ![randy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/randy/32/6122_2.png) [@randy](https://forum.logik.tv/u/randy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/37 "2022-04-20T20:30:21Z")
Please don’t spend any time tweaking the Auto Key functionality. I’d rather have something else. ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/38 "2022-04-20T20:31:21Z")
Yes please don’t touch that, and please do touch other things. Ain’t broke. Don’t fix it. ---
**Author:** ![ytf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/ytf/32/109_2.png) [@ytf](https://forum.logik.tv/u/ytf)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/39 "2022-04-20T20:33:56Z")
There is not now, nor will there ever be a “one size fits all automagical autokey setting.” Leave it and move on. Multi-depth rgb values in the player colour picker. Concentrate on that. ---
**Author:** ![andy\_dill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andy_dill/32/15475_2.png) [@andy\_dill](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andy_dill)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/40 "2022-04-20T20:52:22Z")
So long as I can turn Auto Key on once and then never turn it off I’m happy. Should I ever need to hand a setup to Noah or Greg Paul, all the better. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GPM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/gpm/32/4224_2.png) [@GPM](https://forum.logik.tv/u/GPM)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/41 "2022-04-20T20:55:20Z")
I have to check, but I believe that Dante had a special little room for keyframe terrorists. ---
**Author:** ![andy\_dill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/andy_dill/32/15475_2.png) [@andy\_dill](https://forum.logik.tv/u/andy_dill)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/42 "2022-04-20T20:59:57Z")
Heck yeah he does! ---
**Author:** ![joelosis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/joelosis/32/72_2.png) [@joelosis](https://forum.logik.tv/u/joelosis)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954/43 "2022-04-21T00:43:38Z")
What he said, I’d rather anything than resources spent on this [Previous page](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.logik.tv/t/questions-about-your-auto-key-usage/3954.md?page=3)