To use i-drop, you simply
drag a representative i-drop content image from a web page into
your drawing area. You can also specify the type of i-drop content
for your application.
The representative
i-drop content image will usually be a visual representation of
what will appear in your drawing.
i-drop
also offers the following functionality:
- Set the default type of
i-drop content accepted. You can set the default type
of i-drop content accepted by the program. The setting you select determines
the type of content that is inserted in your drawing when you drag
a representative i-drop content image from the Web. For example,
if you select Block, the inserted content is a block.
- Use right-click and drag
to select the type of i-drop content. You can select
the type of i-drop content to insert in your drawing when you right-click
and drag a representative i-drop content image.
- Use right-click and drag
to specify associated data files to download. You can
specify which associated data files to download when using right-click to
drag i-drop content into a drawing.
- Specify the location of
downloaded associated data files. You can specify where
you want to download the data files that are associated with i-drop content.
- View
a log file of i-drop content. You can view a log file
of i-drop content for each drawing. This log file is saved in the
same folder as the drawing.
To insert i-drop content
into a drawing
- Open the drawing in which you want to
insert i-drop content.
- Drag a representative
i-drop content image from a web page into your current drawing.
When you move your cursor over a representative
i-drop content image on a website, the cursor changes to a dropper
image.You are now in Insertion mode.
- In your current drawing,
click where you want the i-drop content inserted.
The
i-drop content is inserted into your drawing.
To specify options for
data files associated with inserted i-drop content
You can specify the transfer and location of
associated data files when you insert i-drop content into a drawing.
- Right-click a representative
i-drop content image and drag it from a web page into your current
drawing.
When
you move your cursor over a representative i-drop content image on
a website, the cursor changes to a dropper image.
- On the shortcut menu,
click Insert As
Block.
- In the i-drop Options
Dialog box, Choose Associated File area, select the associated data
files you want to download with your i-drop content.
- In the Choose Destination
Path area, the default destination path is displayed. You can enter
a different path or click the [...] button to locate a different
folder.
- Click OK.
- In the drawing, click
where you want your content inserted.
To specify the default
type of i-drop content
- At the Command prompt, enter setidrophandler.
- In the Set Default
i-drop Content Type dialog box, in the Choose Default i-drop Content
Type list, select a type of i-drop content.
The
only i-drop content types that are listed are those for installed Autodesk
products that provide this type of i-drop functionality.
If
the representative i-drop content image you drag into your drawing points
to more than one type of content, this setting specifies which type of
content is actually inserted. Selecting Block specifies that a block
is inserted. You can drop a block into a drawing that was created
in any AutoCAD-based product.
To view a log file of i-drop
content in your drawing
- In the folder where your drawing is stored,
double-click the file named <drawing name>_idrop.txt.
The
log file displays the name of the drawing file (target file), the
name of the i-drop content file inserted in your drawing (located
at the end of the source URL), the date and time it was inserted,
the source URL of each associated data file, and the destination
(location) of any associated data files.
To view the URL hyperlink
for the source of an inserted i-drop content image
- In your drawing, select the i-drop content
image.
- Move your cursor over
the selected i-drop content image.
The
URL hyperlink is displayed in a tooltip.
CommandsSETIDROPHANDLER
Specifies
the default type of i-drop content for the current Autodesk application.
