Cwgraph3d variants in labview?

Hi there, first time poster - though I've been reading these forums for a long time. They're quite helpful. Anyways, on to my problem...
I'm using a 3d graph (cwgraph3d) in a simple labview vi and am trying to extract mouse position coordinates. I can get the mouse events to fire correctly, but I can't figure out how to use the data that is provided in the event. The event data is provided in a variant format, but I can't figure out how to convert the variants to anything I can use in LV. I've tried using the "variant to data" function, but I get the error "LabVIEW: The data type of the variant is not compatible with the data type wired to the type input." no matter what data type I use. Also, flattening the variant to a string results in an empty string. Anyone have any ideas?
Thank you,
cwild

Hi cwild,
Welcome into the sunlight! You wrote "Hi there, first time poster - though I've been reading these forums for a long time."
Then you have heard us ask for an example to help us help you.
Post a quick demo of what you have so far and we may be amble to give you the "push" you need to get over this hump.
Ben
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