1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: providing an interactive display element in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer aided design tool wherein the interactive display element has an arrangement of property fields related to a selected component, and wherein the interactive display element is resizable and repositionable in the GUI so as to enable simultaneous viewing of a given selected component in a model along with the interactive display element including arrangement of property fields; receiving a selection of a component of a model presented in the GUI; determining current property values associated with the property fields based on the selected component; providing the determined current property values in corresponding property fields of the interactive display element for presentation in the GUI in conjunction with the model including providing the determined current property values in the interactive display element, wherein providing the determined current property values comprises providing a thumbnail image of the component in an image field for presentation in the GUI and positioning and sizing the interactive display element for simultaneous viewing of the interactive display element including the determined current property values and the selected component of the model, wherein the selected component is highlighted in a view at its respective location in the model, and wherein the interactive display element is operable to access a revision history of the selected component; and responsive to receiving input through the interactive display element, the input indicating selection of a revision of the selected component, determining one or more different prior property values associated with the property fields based on the revision of the selected component obtained from the revision history, and providing the determined one or more different prior property values in one or more corresponding property fields of the interactive display element for presentation in the GUI in conjunction with the model including highlighting the determined one or more different prior property values in the interactive display element.