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Modify Damper

(Standard Interface) Right-click component → Modify            Shared Dialog Box
Modifies a damper. Learn about Working with Dampers.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Damper
Enter the database name of a damper.
Property File
Specify the property file that contains the force-velocity relationship for the damper.

Select the "+" button to add a new property file to the list. Select the "-" button to remove one or more property files from the list.
Scale Factor (comp)
Enter a scale factor to be applied to the force function, in the compression direction. The default is 1.0.
Scale Factor (reb)
Enter a scale factor to be applied to the force function, in the rebound direction. The default is 1.0.
Symmetric
Enabled when you modify component pairs (or brothers):
■yes - Modify properties of both components in a pair.
■no - Only modify properties of the selected component.
When you modify a single component, this option is disabled because a single component is by nature asymmetric.
Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments:
■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box.
■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box.
Learn about Recording Comments.
Select to modify:
■TeimOrbit File Format property files in the Curve Manager.
■XML File Format property files in the Property File Editor.
While either tool is active, you cannot perform operations in the main window. After exiting either tool, you can resume working in the main window.
This button is disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file.
Select to view property file information. By default, your template-based product displays this information in the Information window, but you can choose to display the information in a text editor.
This button is disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file.
Learn about:
This button is displayed, if an FMU damper property file is selected. Select this button to launch the FMU parameter dialog box, where any exposed FMU parameters can be modified.