# Duplicating movieclips & Making draggable? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415 "2003-04-16T16:04:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![1111](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/1111/32/206_2.png) [@1111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/1111)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/1 "2003-04-16T16:04:57Z")
Okies, here it is folks… firstly, plz accept my lack of Flash knowledge, I am basically trying to duplicate a movieclip by using a button… (no probs there). however, i want to drag each movie clip individually… ( my brain froze) Can anyone plz help me out? here is my butchered code… // graphic is the mc i wanna drag, n is the textfield that i want to count up. on (press) { addmore = “graphic” add n; duplicateMovieClip(“graphic”, addmore, n); ``` n = Number(n)+1; set(addmore add ":n", n); // i tried the following, .... no luck // myMovieClip .startDrag(true); ``` } Any takers?? :beam: Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/2 "2003-04-17T05:18:24Z")
This is the code i just made: [AS] \_root.box.onRelease = function() { duplicateMovieClip(\_root.box, “newbox”, 1); setProperty(“newbox”, \_x, 0); \_root.newbox.onPress = function() { startDrag(newbox, true); }; \_root.newbox.onRelease = function() { stopDrag(); }; }; [/AS] box is the instance of the already made thing, and i called the duplicated box ‘newbox’. THis should be what you need 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/3 "2003-04-17T06:20:49Z")
🙂 thanks a heap Blah!. i really appreciate ur time! I am jus gonna check it… :chinaman: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/4 "2003-04-17T07:37:14Z")
I tried ur code. Works nice, but I need to create or delete the box’s. bascally, I want to add or minus boxes and be able to position in a room. When i try it, it replicates just once . is this the right usage?.. on (release) { \_root.box.onRelease = function() { duplicateMovieClip(\_root.box, “newbox”, 5); setProperty(“newbox”, \_x, 0); \_root.newbox.onPress = function() { startDrag(newbox, true); }; \_root.newbox.onRelease = function() { stopDrag(); }; }; } Thanks in advance… :beam: [SIZE=1] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/5 "2003-04-17T08:08:48Z")
do you want it to add boxes automatically or somethign? or like when you press a button? not really sure what you want 😕 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/6 "2003-04-17T08:39:38Z")
here’s the basics … 🙂 Imagine an overview of a room. I want to add objects in the room, ie tables, sofa’s etc. there will be a + or - button for all objects in the room, to add more or delete the number of objects. All objects, tables sofa’s etc need to be able to drop & drag where u like in the room. I have the action to make the room whatever size needed, and drop & drag onto an object, but this is hurting my noodle a bit. I am trying to create a virtual room. I want to upload this once done, as i think it will benefit a lotta ppl like me. Thanks 4 ur interest again!.. (-: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/7 "2003-04-17T08:42:54Z")
why do you need add and minus buttons if you have drag and drop? This is what i think you want: you want a selection of items in like a box, and a room next to it. You can then pull items from that box and drop them on the room is this correct? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/8 "2003-04-17T08:55:41Z")
🙂 Thanks, thats a A much better way to do it… like i said ima bit of a flash doofus. I got the duplicate & drag nice jus then, minus still to come, but ur idea is a much better method. So yeah, have a box of objects, which u can drag into a floorplan, to be able visualize, say what a function would look like… Ie “I have 100 guests, my room is 20m x 10m , therefore if i drag in 10 tables (to scale) and 3 sofas i can visualize the room space” thanks again!. U r a legend! (-: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/9 "2003-04-17T09:09:28Z")
sorry i’m confused 😕 but i’ll see if i can make the way i said before, and we’ll make changes after that alright? oh yea btw, do you want a fixed number of objects you can drag? so like maximum 3 sofas until they’re all used up? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/10 "2003-04-17T09:18:39Z")
Hi Blah, Sorry 2 confuse u… U r pretty much have the concept correct. So, we have a box (room) on the left… On the right we have a “store” box of draggable-addon items ( with table/sofa/stage etc). We want to drag a sofa from our 'store" onto our “room” so we can get a visual reference of “virtual space” I think the idea of "only a few amount of certain items (like sof’s) would be an advantage, but not on all items. … # .:®:. hands Blah a virtual beer. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/11 "2003-04-17T09:21:09Z")
heh alrite…i’ll see if i can get one to work 😕 SHouldn’t be within an hour though cause i’m workin on some homework but i’ll get it as soon as possible 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/12 "2003-04-17T09:23:45Z")
Thanks m8! If I can give u any skills I have let me know, ie 3d etc… I 2 am afk 4 a few hrs, so any reply would be gr8!. grab my email @ ur leisure if needed… thanks… :crazy: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/13 "2003-04-17T16:10:15Z")
Oh well here it is, it was harder than i expected :-\ So then i had to get help from other people from this board, and lots of the code was thanks to kax 🙂 anyways, heres your code. The getbounds thing sorta works and sorta doesn’t, but i’m too sleepy so i’ll just post the fla now. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/14 "2003-04-18T05:31:41Z")
hey Thanks A Bunch Blah & Kax … okies, I have a similar working, but mine is on press, not bounds. This is gonna go a long way, so i will post it up as a tute in a few weeks when finished. Take care guys & thanks 2 all!.. :chinaman: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movieclips-making-draggable/18415/15 "2003-04-18T07:42:02Z")
bounds? How is yours done with just on press? getbounds just gets the area where it can drop the box…oh well, anyways no problem 🙂