Free Form Drag and drop inquiry : Storyline 360

Hi Sid!

Great question! It would be helpful if we could see what you've created so far! Would you mind sharing either the project or slide with us?

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Set VariableB to True when object B is dropped on target

Set VariableA to false when Variable B changes if VariableB is True

Thanks, I will try to remove all pertinent branding in the file. And wil get back. thanks!

I like this idea and it looks like it will work. I will try this and see if it'll work.

Hi Lauren

Here's the file. Issue can be replicated on 2nd attempt when you try to move a drag item back to their point of origin.

Questions

1. Can you make a drop target detect if it's empty or not? 

2. Can a drag shape return to normal state, when it's back in the original position?

Thanks!

Hi Sid, and thank you Walt for stepping in!

1. Can you make a drop target detect if it's empty or not?

This isn't a built-in option in Storyline to detect if a drop target is empty or not. However, I know this could be achieved with a workaround. I'll let our community members pop in to share how they would design detecting if the drop target is empty.

2. Can a drag shape return to the normal state when it's back in the original position?

Yes! You can add this trigger for each object on the Try Again layer. This will make sure that you can drag the objects to the original position and/or another drag item without having the incorrect or correct icon. 

Thanks for sharing your file! It's such an impressive build in Storyline!

Thanks! I will give this a try. Storyline is impressive and is really leaving its competitor waaaaaaaaay behind.

Hi Lauren.

I realized that the suggestion will not work on my design because I need to change the state of the variable or the shape to normal when it's booted out from a drop target by another drag item. BUT I did find a workaround to make everything work. Let me share the file. 

The workaround is I added an invisible shape behind the point of origin of the drag items. I then put a move trigger to the shape for 59 seconds to simulate an intersection when a shape goes back in the point of origin. This changes the variable back to false. 

So in the upper left of the screen, the user can only submit the quiz if all variables are true. (1 per drag item) if any of the variable is false, they can't submit it. 

Thanks for your replies though! More power!

Hi Sid,

Thank you for sharing your workaround and file! This workflow will help others in the community that have a similar question. 

Please let us know if you have any questions!