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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      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... 😕

        my SketchUp gallery

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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!

              my SketchUp gallery

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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!

                        FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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