Initial Conditions PropertyManager

To display this PropertyManager:

Create a Linear Dynamic time history or Nonlinear Dynamic study. Right-click External Loads and click Initial Conditions.

Type

Sets the type and location of the initial condition.

	Displacement
	Velocity
	Acceleration
	Components, Bodies, Faces for Initial Condition	Select bodies or components to apply initial conditions. For shell and sheet metal bodies, you can also select faces.
	Beams	Available for studies with beams only. Select the beams to apply initial conditions.
	Joints	Available for studies with beams only. Select the beam joints to apply initial conditions.
	Face, Edge, Plane, Axis for Direction	Select an entity to define direction.

Displacement, Velocity, or Acceleration

Sets the units and values of the initial condition components.

	Units	Sets the units.
		If you select a planar face or a reference plane, you can specify initial conditions Along Plane Dir 1 ,Along Plane Dir 2 , or Normal to Plane .
		If you select a cylindrical face or a reference axis, you can specify initial conditions in the Radial, , Circumferential , or Axial directions.
		If you select a straight edge, you can specify initial conditions along the edge .

Symbol Settings

Sets the color and size of the symbols.

	Edit color	Click to select a color.
	Symbol size	Sets the symbol size.
	Show preview	Turns on/off the display of the initial condition symbols.