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A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions for a computer aided design (CAD) program operable to view, create and modify one or more CAD models, wherein the instructions are operable to cause one or more data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• presenting a graphical user interface showing at least one CAD model of a product assembly having multiple components;
• presenting an interactive display element showing component data for at least a first component of the multiple components of the product assembly represented by the shown CAD model;
• and
• responsive to an input indicating selection of a second component of the multiple components of the product assembly represented by the shown CAD model, (i) updating the interactive display element in accordance with component data for the second component, (ii) updating the graphical user interface by highlighting the second component in the shown CAD model, and (iii) updating the interactive display element by also presenting a thumbnail image corresponding to the second component in the interactive display element;
• wherein the input indicates selection of two or more components of the multiple components of the product assembly represented by the shown CAD model, the two or more components including the second component, and wherein the operations comprise, responsive to the input;
• presenting two or more thumbnail images of the two or more components in the interactive display element;
• presenting in a first property field of the interactive display element a property value shared by the two or more components for a first component property;
• and
• presenting in a second property field of the interactive display element an indication that property values of the two or more components differ for a second component property.

A method performed in conjunction with operation of a computer aided design (CAD) program operable to view, create and modify one or more CAD models using one or more data processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• presenting a graphical user interface showing at least one CAD model of a product assembly having multiple components;
• presenting an interactive display element showing component data for at least a first component of the multiple components of the product assembly represented by the shown CAD model;
• and
• responsive to an input indicating selection of a second component of the multiple components of the product assembly represented by the shown CAD model, (i) updating the interactive display element in accordance with component data for the second component, (ii) updating the graphical user interface by highlighting the second component in the shown CAD model, and (iii) updating the interactive display element by also presenting a thumbnail image corresponding to the second component in the interactive display element;
• wherein the input indicates selection of two or more components of the multiple components of the product assembly represented by the shown CAD model, the two or more components including the second component, and wherein the method comprises, responsive to the input;
• presenting two or more thumbnail images of the two or more components in the interactive display element;
• presenting in a first property field of the interactive display element a property value shared by the two or more components for a first component property;
• and
• presenting in a second property field of the interactive display element an indication that property values of the two or more components differ for a second component property.