Abaqus Scripting Reference Guide  


50.7 DirectDampingComponent object

A DirectDampingComponent object is used to define direct damping over a range of modes.

Access
import step
mdb.models[name].steps[name].directDamping.components[i]


50.7.1  Members

The DirectDampingComponent object has the following members:

start

An Int specifying the mode number of the lowest mode of a range.

end

An Int specifying the mode number of the highest mode of a range.

fraction

A Float specifying the fraction of critical damping.