Initial Values
The Initial Values node adds initial values for the displacement and velocity fields. It can serve as an initial condition 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.
Layer Selection
Select the material layers to which the initial values are to be applied.
Table 6-1: Layer Selections; Initial Values
Selection
All Layered Materials
Layered Material Definitions
Selection of Individual Layers
Boundary
Default
Selectable
Not available
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All other settings for the Initial Values node are described in the documentation for Initial Values in the Solid Mechanics interface.
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For a general description of layer and interface selections, see The Layer Selection Section.
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You can provide material parameters with a through-thickness variation by explicitly or implicitly using expressions containing the extra dimension coordinate as described in Using the Extra Dimension Coordinates.
Context Menus
Layered Shell>Initial Values
Ribbon
Physics tab with Layered Shell selected:
Boundaries>Layered Shell>Initial Values