Drag-and-drop

Introduction

Drag-and-drop is an action performed with the mouse whereby a virtual object, e.g. a file, is selected by clicking and then dragged from one location to another location. Depending on how and where these virtual objects are dragged determines what action your application takes. Drag-and-drop is often used as a quicker alternative to using toolbars, control bars or menu options for certain commands.

How can drag-and-drop be used?

The two main uses for drag-and-drop are the addition of files to the project and the loading of files. The table below summarizes the use of drag-and-drop of files and objects:

Drag From	Drag To	Resulting Action
Windows Explorer	Project Files control bar	Adds the selected file(s) to the project. Lists them in the appropriate folder in the Project Files control bar.
Windows Explorer	Loaded Data control bar	Adds the selected file(s) to the project and lists them in the appropriate folder in the Project Files control bar. Loads the file(s) into memory Displays the 3D objects in the data windows (e.g. 3D, Plots). Adds items to the corresponding Overlay folders.
Windows Explorer	Data window (e.g. 3D, Plots)	Adds the selected file(s) to the project and lists them in the appropriate folder in the Project Files control bar. Loads the file(s) into memory Displays the 3D objects in the data windows (e.g. 3D, Plots). Adds items to the corresponding Overlay folders.
Project Files control bar	Data window (e.g. 3D, Plots)	Loads the file(s) into memory Displays the 3D objects in the data windows (e.g. 3D, Plots). Adds items to the corresponding Overlay folders.

Table Notes:

* - the following non-Datamine file formats are also supported for dragging and dropping:

Vulcan (.00t,.bdf, .bmf, .dgd, .sfg, .srg)
CAD (.dgn, .dwg, .dxf)
Surpac (.dtm, .mdl, .str)
MapInfo (.mif, .tab)
Minesight (.msr)
ESRI (.shp)
STL (.stl)
Sirovision (.tif)

	Related Topics
	Creating a New Project Loading Data