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i-drop Indicator

Autodesk i-drop® technology gives you the ability to drag-n-drop content from the web straight into your drawing session. It also gives designers and developers the power to create web pages that can easily be dragged-and-dropped into i-drop aware Autodesk design products. One component of this technology is the i-drop Indicator that modifies your browser behavior so that you can initiate the drag-and-drop action.

System Requirements

  • Intel® Pentium®-based PC
  • Microsoft® Windows® Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows NT® 4.0 (SP5 or later)
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher
  • Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device

Learn more about i-drop technology including code samples and a list of i-drop content creation service providers at the Autodesk Developer Center's i-drop page.

64bit Users & Content Providers

Troubleshooting information is available in the Knowledge Base document TS1071268.

Test i-drop Technology

After downloading and installing the i-drop indicator, test it out with the chair image below. If you're not sure if you have the i-drop indicator, simply move your cursor over the image below. Note: You may need to Refresh to see the i-drop icon.

If you see the i-drop icon,  you're all set. Next, select the image below using your left mouse button and hold, drag the image into your Autodesk product, then release the left mouse button to download the content into your Autodesk product. It's that simple. Note: Vista users, make sure the website containing i-drop content is added to the “Trusted sites” list in Internet Explorer, otherwise you will not be able to drag i-drop content to the Autodesk products.