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2 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.
3 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.
1 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.
2 On the shortcut menu, click Insert As ➤ Block.
3 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.
4 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.
5 Click OK.
6 In the drawing, click where you want your content inserted.
To specify the default type of i-drop content
1 At the Command prompt, enter setidrophandler.
2 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.
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