Import by drag and drop

You can import data by dragging a file.

  1. Drag a file into a folder in the Navigator window to add it to your workspace.
  2. Drag a file into the 3D Viewport window to add it to the current scene.

    In this step, defaults are applied that are suitable for most cases.

File types

File typeDescription

DAE (COLLADA)

Imports as a static model

DWG (Autodesk)

Imports as a static model

DXF (AutoCAD)

Imports as shapes or graph segments

FBX (Autodesk)

Imports as a shape or static model

FGDB (Esri File Geodatabase)

Imports all supported layer types as shapes, point shapes, or graph networks

glTF (Khronos Group)

Imports as a shape or static model

IFC (buildingSMART)

Imports as a static model

KMZ/KML (Keyhole Markup Language)

Imports all referenced DAE objects as static models

OBJ (Wavefront)

Imports as a shape or static model

OSM (Open Street Map)

Imports all layers as shapes or graph segments

SHP (Esri Shapefile)

Imports as shapes, point shapes, multipatch shapes, or graph networks

USD (Universal Scene Description)

Imports as a shape or static model

Drag to import image data

Dragging an image file from the Navigator window into a 3D Viewport window opens the Terrain dialog box.

Georeferenced data—such as .kml, .gdb, and .shp files—is placed at its georeferenced location. Data with no georeferenced information is placed at the drop spot, taking the data's center as its pivot.