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How can rotate and translate a component at the same time ?

I have written VB code using the Solidworks API and Drag operator.

My goal is to move a component round a curved part. However, it does not move as it should.

I have defined a Maths transform that includes both a rotation and transformation. However, we I run the program it moves the component but the rotation is not round the axis I set. Instead it rotates around the assembly origin (0, 0, 0)

I have checked the solidworks help on using the Mathtransform object and I have successfully used

Set swXform = swMathUtil.CreateTransformRotateAxis(Rot_Origin, Rot_Axis, Rad_Angle)

which rotates a component around a given origin.

I have also used the object below to translate objects

Set swXform = swMathUtil.CreateTransform((v3Dform))

How can I use these combinations of objects and APIs to create a move that both translates and rotates an object around a origin different from the Assembly origin (0,0,0)?

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Mike Domingue
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