Digital Art Zone

I just upgraded to DS 4.5 Pro for 4.
I did it because I thought the idea of Instancing would be great for making scenery instead of having to load each bit and set it up manually. I can’t find anything that tells me how to do it, no menu item or button to push that refers to it although it’s on the 4.5 “what’s new” page just before “Geometry Shells”.
The new version doesn’t save files like the old one and the formats have changed. okay, but when I open files with objects that have been hidden by clicking on the “eye” icon in the Scene Tab, they DONOT reappear. That is odd, but i only said that to warn other folks it might happen to them too.
Please someone tell me how to “Instance” props or other non-actor objects or I will be tempted to go back to DS4 !
Thanks !

Which Layout are you using? In Window>Workspace>Select Layout I have City Limits. In my Create Menu I have New Node Instance and New Node Instances. I use them for trees and such all the time. Have the Item you wish to COPY, (its a perfect Copy pose and all) selected in the Scene Tab when you wish to add a copy. You can move and Rotate them (instances) but not change in any other way.

You select the item you want to duplicate and go to Create - New Node Instance (makes only 1 copy) or New Node Instances (is set to 10 by default but can be changed to whatever you like).

Okay, thanks everyone who posted. I was being dumb - just after I posted i found it. (Doh!)
Thanks folks.