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Bodies Panel - Initial Conditions Tab

Bodies Panel - Initial Conditions Tab

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Bodies Panel - Initial Conditions Tab

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The Initial Conditions tab allows you to define the initial conditions of a body.  Click on the check boxes to turn initial conditions on or off.

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Bodies panel - Initial conditions tab

Use:

To:

Vx, Vy, Vz

Set the initial conditions for translational velocity.

Wx, Wy, Wz

Set the initial conditions for rotational velocity.

Use VM

The marker used to specify the direction of the translational velocity initial conditions.

Use WM

The marker used to specify the direction of the rotational velocity initial conditions.

NoteSymmetry is not applicable on initial conditions for body pairs when the Symmetric properties check box is activated (in the Properties tab).

 

 See Also:

Adding a Flexbody to a Model