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 updateParameter command
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.. function:: updateParameter(tag, newValue)

   Once the parameters in FE model are defined, their value can be updated.

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   ``tag`` |int|                    integer tag identifying the parameter.
   ``newValue`` |float|             the updated value to which the parameter needs to be set.
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.. note::

   Scott M.H., Haukaas T. (2008). "Software framework for parameter updating and finite element response sensitivity analysis." Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 22(5):281-291.