Initial Values
The Initial Values node adds an initial values for the displacement field, the velocity field, the rotations, and the angular velocity. It serves as initial conditions for a transient simulation or as an initial guess for a nonlinear analysis. In addition to the default Initial Values node always present in the interface, you can add more Initial Values nodes if needed.
Initial Values
Enter values or expressions for the following based on space dimension:
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Displacement field u
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Velocity field
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Rotation field θ
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Angular velocity
Context Menus
 Beam>Initial Values
 Beam>Edges>Initial Values
Ribbon
Physics tab with Solid Mechanics selected:
Edges>Beam>Initial Values