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    • cottyC Offline
      cotty
      last edited by

      I have used the possibility to insert images in SketchUp with the drag and drop functionality (http://help.sketchup.com/de/article/115404) some time ago (directly from Explorer or browser). Is this no longer possible?

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
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        Still works for me [v2014M1]
        I think there's an Explorer setting about allowing drag-n-drop ?
        Can you do it with a SKP ??

        TIG

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        • cottyC Offline
          cotty
          last edited by

          I've used Make 14M1 (started as admin) to test, and I'm not able to insert images or models with drag and drop... 😕

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          • Rich O BrienR Offline
            Rich O Brien Moderator
            last edited by

            Same for me. But been that way since 2013.

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            • BoxB Offline
              Box
              last edited by

              Drag and drop works fine for me. Images and .skp

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              • cottyC Offline
                cotty
                last edited by

                I WANT IT BACK!

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                • BoxB Offline
                  Box
                  last edited by

                  Try hitting escape key while left clicking the image file.

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    Check this is set right... settings.png And also running SketchUp as Admin when you yourself are not an Admin, might just mean that it looks like plain-old-User 'you' are trying to affect an Admin's process [the SKP] ?
                    Try the steps listed in the attached PDF to fix it on Win8 [& 7 too] DnDwin78.pdf

                    TIG

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                    • halroachH Offline
                      halroach
                      last edited by

                      I'm having the same problem with sketchup pro 2015 on windows 10. I can't drag and drop images into sketchup.
                      I've tried what it says in the pdf (which was for windows 7 and 8 but tried anyway). I added the interactive group, and it worked for a while... I later accidentally unchecked one of the permissions for the new interactive group, and since then I can't get it working again... 😞

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        You cannot drag-and-drop files from Windows Explorer onto a program's window if that program is running as administrator.

                        An application with a lower privilege cannot talk to a higher [admin] one.

                        And weirdly Windows Explorer never runs as admin !

                        So try changing your SketchUp.exe properties > compatibility to NOT run as admin !
                        This might cause other issues [like permissions etc if you didn't initially install it as an admin] - BUT it will then allow drag-and-drop of Image files onto SketchUp !

                        TIG

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                        • halroachH Offline
                          halroach
                          last edited by

                          @tig said:

                          You cannot drag-and-drop files from Windows Explorer onto a program's window if that program is running as administrator.

                          An application with a lower privilege cannot talk to a higher [admin] one.

                          And weirdly Windows Explorer never runs as admin !

                          So try changing your SketchUp.exe properties > compatibility to NOT run as admin !
                          This might cause other issues [like permissions etc if you didn't initially install it as an admin] - BUT it will then allow drag-and-drop of Image files onto SketchUp !

                          I just came into the forum to tell you I solved the issue by unchecking "run as admin", and lo and behold, you've beat me to it! You've already replied.

                          Thanks Tig! It works!

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