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Create/Modify Variable Actuator

(Template Builder) Build → Actuators → Variable → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

Creates or modifies a variable actuator. Learn about Variable Actuators.

For the option:	Do the following:
Actuator Name	If creating a variable actuator, enter a name for it. If modifying a variable actuator, enter its database name.
Type	Define the actuator as left, right, or single.
Application (optional)	Enter a string for the application area.
Identifier (optional)	Enter a string for the identifier.
Left/Right/ Function	Enter the function that defines the left/right data element variable created by the actuator. If you selected a variable actuator of type single, you define only one function for the data element variable that will be created.
	Select to use the Function or Expression Builder to define a function. For information on the Function or Expression Builder, see Function Builder.
Limits (optional)	Enter a numerical string that defines the limits of the actuator(s).
Units (optional)	Enter a literal string to identify the units used in the actuator definition. This string is currently not used.
	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.

Note:

The limits are not used in the current version of your template-based product. They are optional and create string variables under the actuator user-defined element (ude) definition; the same applies to the unit, application, and identifier strings.