Where do I download i-drop Indicator?

Autodesk i-drop® technology allows users of i-drop aware Autodesk products to drag and drop  DWG files directly from our website into their design application.  If you are not sure if you have the i-drop indicator, or, if you would like to download the free i-drop plug-in, please click the icon, right.:

How does it work?
After completing the download and installation of the i-drop plug-in, you will see the i-drop indicator, left, whenever you preview an image in GIF view ().   To invoke the i-drop drag-and-drop capability, left-click on the GIF image of the drawing, and hold, then drag that file from our web page into your opened Autodesk product.  Release the left mouse button to download the content into your design application.

Compatibility
i-drop will work on most, current Microsoft Windows platforms with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or higher.  To download the latest version of Explorer, click here.  i-drop is not Netscape compatible.  Netscape users are welcome to do a standard download of our zipped DWG files by selecting "Download" () from the GIF view.

The i-drop capability functions with the following design applications:  Newer versions of the applications below also support i-drop.

3D Studio MAX 4
Architectural Desktop 2000i
AutoCAD* 2000i
AutoCAD LT 2000i
AutoCAD Mechanical 2000i
Autodesk VIZ 4
Inventor 4
Mechanical Desktop 5

More on i-drop Indicator

Autodesk i-drop® technology gives you the ability to drag-n-drop content from the web straight into your drawing session. It also gives designers and developers the power to create web pages that can easily be dragged-and-dropped into i-drop aware Autodesk design products. One component of this technology is the i-drop Indicator that modifies your browser behavior so that you can initiate the drag-and-drop action.

System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium®-based PC
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows NT® 4.0 (SP5 or later)
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher
• Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing devic3

Learn more about i-drop technology including code samples and a list of i-drop content creation service providers at the Autodesk Developer Center's i-drop page.
 

Download I-Drop Indicator 32-Bit 3.8 MB (Your browser is 32-Bit)
Download I-Drop Indicator 64-Bit 5.5 MB
 

64bit Users & Content Providers

Troubleshooting information is available in the Knowledge Base document TS1071268.

Test i-drop Technology

After downloading and installing the i-drop indicator, test it out with the chair image below. If you're not sure if you have the i-drop indicator, simply move your cursor over the image below. Note: You may need to Refresh to see the i-drop icon.

If you see the i-drop icon,  you're all set. Next, select the image below using your left mouse button and hold, drag the image into your Autodesk product, then release the left mouse button to download the content into your Autodesk product. It's that simple. Note: Vista users, make sure the website containing i-drop content is added to the “Trusted sites” list in Internet Explorer, otherwise you will not be able to drag i-drop content to the Autodesk products.