>I've tried to simulate this problem with other parts in an assembly but that seems to work fine....
There must be something you are doing different between the two assemblies. If you are ever able to duplicate the behavior in a simple experimental assembly that doesn't have any proprietary data be sure to post the assembly so that others can try to figure out what is going on.
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