The Initial Values node adds initial values for the displacement field and structural velocity field that 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.

This section is only present in the in the Layered Shell interface, where it is described in the documentation for the Initial Values node.

Enter values or expressions for the initial values of the Displacement field u (the displacement components u, v, and w in 3D), and the Structural velocity field ∂u/∂t.

 Solid Mechanics>Initial Values
Layered Shell>Initial Values
 Membrane>Initial Values
 Truss>Initial Values

Physics tab with Solid Mechanics selected:
Domains>Solid Mechanics>Initial Values

Physics tab with Layered Shell selected:
Boundaries>Layered Shell>Initial Values

Physics tab with Membrane selected:
Boundaries>Membrane>Initial Values

Physics tab with Truss selected:
Edges>Truss>Initial Values