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title: Timeline Asset Drop Event
category: Timeline
tags: timeline, fields, assets, drag drop
contextKey: timeline.fields.dragAssetEvent
micro: Record what happens to a dropped asset in the scene.
quickTitle: Dropped asset event
quickSummary: Asset drop fields turn a quick Timeline action into continuity evidence for object state, location and custody.
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# Overview

Use event type to describe what happens to the object. Use state transition when its story condition changes, such as hidden to found, intact to damaged, or unknown to revealed.