# Dragging item with mouse

**URL:** <https://community.factoryio.com/t/dragging-item-with-mouse/983>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [August 2, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/dragging-item-with-mouse/983 "2021-08-02T08:23:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![effendi.soewono](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.factoryio.com/effendi.soewono/32/256_2.png) [@effendi.soewono](https://community.factoryio.com/u/effendi.soewono)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/dragging-item-with-mouse/983/1 "2021-08-02T08:23:10Z")

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Trying to move items, i.e. boxes, pallets, etc. by dragging them is a challenge inside Factory/IO scenario.  
It might be helpful if user can switch X, Y, Z manually while dragging mouse (maybe by holding Shift / Ctrl keys)

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**Author:** ![brunovgr](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.factoryio.com/brunovgr/32/12_2.png) [@brunovgr](https://community.factoryio.com/u/brunovgr)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/dragging-item-with-mouse/983/2 "2021-08-02T13:37:01Z")

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Hi @effendi.soewono,

Welcome to the forum and thanks for your suggestions. I would recommend that you take a look at the [Getting Started](https://docs.factoryio.com/getting-started/) guide, especially the [Creating a Scene](https://docs.factoryio.com/getting-started/creating-a-scene/) page which will guide you on how to use the orbit camera (default one) to create and move parts around.

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**Author:** ![effendi.soewono](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.factoryio.com/effendi.soewono/32/256_2.png) [@effendi.soewono](https://community.factoryio.com/u/effendi.soewono)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/dragging-item-with-mouse/983/3 "2021-08-02T15:00:16Z")

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Thank you for your response, I should have mentioned in my earlier post that I’m refering to a scenario during simulation.  
No issue at all in parts placement in creating scenario.

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**Author:** ![brunovgr](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.factoryio.com/brunovgr/32/12_2.png) [@brunovgr](https://community.factoryio.com/u/brunovgr)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/dragging-item-with-mouse/983/4 "2021-08-04T18:01:56Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion. I have added it to our dev roadmap 👍

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**Author:** ![janbumer1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.factoryio.com/janbumer1/32/60_2.png) [@janbumer1](https://community.factoryio.com/u/janbumer1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 8:18am UTC](https://community.factoryio.com/t/dragging-item-with-mouse/983/5 "2021-08-06T08:18:00Z")

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Thanks @brunovgr , that was bugging me too for some time now, I just never came to post it here.

Thanks @effendi.soewono to suggest it!