Sub Assembly question-Semi noobie(coming from another app)

I have created an assembly, I used insert component to insert a few sub
assemblies into the document. In the feature manager design tree each
assembly does have an assembly icon. Seems fine so far. When the file is
imported into another app, the subs are not listed as separate assemblies,
but a list of the parts. Is there anything I need to do to distinguish these
subs for use with other apps?


Thanks for any help, My SW for designers book doesn't have info on this.

 

Hey Dale,

the files are being brought into Acrobat 3D for demonstration purposes.
Catia files seem to bring in the sub assemblies fine, SW files are coming in
as parts rather than subs.(all are imported in their native formats.)

 

Thanks Dale, appreciate the help man!