I am trying to bind 7 parts in a 12 part sub-assemby is there a way to bind only part of a sub-assembly while leaving the rest with the ability to be exploded or should I just do this by manually exploding all the parts?
Not sure if this will provide the solution, but you could explode the required parts in the sub-assembly first, then bind the sub-assembly so that it can be exploded from the main assembly as a single unit.