Catia exports hidden objects when it should not

Hello, I am trying to export a physical product from catia assembly design. Some of the parts are hidden to prevent them from being exported, however catia is exporting them regardless. This is not behavior I have encountered before. There is a setting that would indicate having it inactive would mean hidden components would not be exported in step exports, despite this, the hidden objects get exported. This behavior also applies to other file types like iges. I have tried exporting with the setting checked and unchecked, restarting catia, and checking for updates. Thanks for any information that can be provided.

Edu