Capture Position after transforming Occurance Origin

[Anonymous]

I need to move a component from a python script by translating its origin. I'm using the function below to do this. Unfortunatly If I try to do any other edits to the design from that script the component returns to the same position because I did not "capture" the position. Is there a way to access this command from the api? The position option is only visable if I stop the code from proceeding after the transformation? Is there a better way to move a component (not just its bodies, it must include the origin like a move compoonent command) that does not require this capture position command?

def translateComponentOrigin(design, component, newOrigin, plane):
    occurrence = design.rootComponent.allOccurrencesByComponent(component).item(0)
    # Get the current transform of the occurrence
    transform = occurrence.transform
    (origin, x,y,z) = transform.getAsCoordinateSystem()
    geom = plane.geometry
    evaluat = geom.evaluator        
    normal = evaluat.getNormalAtPoint(origin)[1]
    transformer = adsk.core.Matrix3D.create()
    transformer.translation = origin.vectorTo(newOrigin)        
    transform.setToRotateTo(y,normal)
    transform.transformBy(transformer)
    design.rootComponent.allOccurrencesByComponent(component).item(0).transform = transform

[ekinsb · Accepted solution]

Just add this call after you've transformed the occurrence.

design.snapshots.add()

[scottmoyse]

@BrianEkins is there a technique which can be used to transform the matrix on a component occurrence while Capturing History without needing to capture a snapshot. I'm working on something which may end up creating a heap of snapshots which would be less than ideal.