Damping ratio for the Modal Bodies in Motion

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edited June 2023 in Structures

How to define a damping ratio for the Modal Bodies (instead of the Stiffness Proportional Ratio)?

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    1. ksi = 0.01  # damping ratio
    2. motionObjects = ExtAPI.DataModel.GetUserObjects("ANSYSMotion")
    3. for mybp in motionObjects:
    4.     if mybp.Name == "BodyProperties":
    5.         modes =  mybp.AllProperties[13]
    6.         frequency = modes.Value['Definition/Modes/Frequency']
    7.         stiff_prop_ratio = modes.Value['Definition/Modes/StiffnessProportionalRatio']
    8.         for i in range(6,len(stiff_prop_ratio)):
    9.             stiff_prop_ratio[i] = 2*ksi /(frequency[i]*2*pi)
    10.         modes.ValidState = ValidStateEnum.StateValid
    11. ExtAPI.DataModel.Tree.Refresh()
    12.  


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