Is creating iLogic "Components " possible from the API?

[Anonymous]

Hey guys,

I'm new to inventor and I need to be able to create coppies of a part in my assembly that are uniquely identified so they can be individually changed. I see that this can be done through the ribbon with the "Place iLogic Component" button, but is it possible to do this from the API in a rule?

I am using inventor 2012 pro.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

I found that its possible with this code:

' set a reference to the assembly component definintion.' This assumes an assembly document is open.Dim oAsmCompDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
oAsmCompDef = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition

' Set a reference to the transient geometry object.Dim oTG As TransientGeometry
oTG = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry
    
' Create a matrix.  Dim oMatrix As Matrix
oMatrix = oTG.CreateMatrix

'Iterate through all of the occurrencesDim oOccurrence As ComponentOccurrence

'place an instance of the component 'in this case at 0,0,0oOccurrence = oAsmCompDef.Occurrences.Add(oPath & oFile, oMatrix) 

' Set the translation portion of the matrix so the part will be 'positioned at the co-ordinatesoMatrix.SetTranslation(oTG.CreateVector(0, 0, 0)) 
'ground it in placeoOccurrence.Grounded = True

But, for some reason, my model only appears at coordinates 0,0,0 even if i change it to something else. Could it be that the TransientGeometry is not being used correctly in my case? 

[Anonymous]

I have found that the code provided above does not make unique copies like the iLogic Place Component part button does. Is there anyway to replicate that functionality?