You can insert multiple instances of several components without closing the PropertyManager.
- Click Insert Components
(Assembly toolbar) or .
- In the PropertyManager, under Part/Assembly to Insert, click Browse.
- In the dialog box, Ctrl + select these parts:
- clamp_2013.sldprt
- pillar_2013.sldprt
- pin_2013.sldprt
- Click Open.
In the PropertyManager, all three parts are selected in Open documents. In the graphics area, a preview of clamp_2013 is attached to the pointer.
![](jhu1334784186927.image)
- At the top of the PropertyManager, click
to pin the PropertyManager, so that it remains open after you place the first instances of the parts.
- Double-click approximately as shown.
![](jhu1334784188101.image)
An instance of each of the three parts is placed where you double-clicked.
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- Unpin the PropertyManager, so that it closes after you place the next instances of the parts.
- Double-click approximately as shown.
![](jhu1334784184991.image)
Another instance of each of the three parts is placed where you double-clicked. The PropertyManager closes.