What's the recommended workflow to move/transfer component between sub-assembly?

[O.Tan]

So as per title, how do you do it without blowing up the timeline or making it a mess? 

So lets assume you have Component Smoove and you initially place it in the parent component, but eventually you realised that it needs to moved/transfer into a sub-component, how do you move Smoove into that sub-component and still retain a "good" timeline, and vice versa, move from a sub-component to a parent component?

Also if the component has joints in it, what should you do?

[jhackney1972]

This is a pretty easy task using your mouse and the assembly browser.  Any existing joints come along for the ride and should not affect the task.  Take a look at the screencast. 

Now understand, there may be assemblies that will react differently depending on their relationships.

[janus2]

My experience is that sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you can move components to sub-assemblies and sometimes not. If it works then there are often strange side effects.

The only thing that always works for me and leaves a clean timeline: Copy, Paste New, Delete Original.
But then you have to redefine the joints.

The best solution: Planning ahead. But I know it's not always easy.

Jan