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# Body:setLinearDamping

Sets the linear damping of a Body

See Body:getLinearDamping for a definition of linear damping.

Linear damping can take any value from 0 to infinity. It is recommended to stay between 0 and 0.1, though. Other values will make the objects look "floaty".

## Function

### Synopsis

Body:setLinearDamping( ld )

### Arguments

`number ld`
  The new linear damping

### Returns

Nothing.

## See Also

- Body

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