*INITIAL_VELOCITY

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines initial velocity of a node set.

Format

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*INITIAL_VELOCITY
set_ID Exset_ID IRIGID CID
VX VY VZ VXR VYR VZR
Read if Exset_ID > 0
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Definition

Field Contents SI Unit Example
set_ID Node set identifier.
= 0
The velocity is applied to all nodes
> 0
The velocity is applied to the nodes in the node set identifier

(Integer)

Exset_ID Node set identifier of nodes that are exempted from the initial velocities (VX, VY, VZ, VXR, VYR, VZR).

(Integer)

IRIGID Option to overwrite velocities defined in *PART_INERTIA or *CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_INERTIA.
= 0
No overwrite.
= -1 or -2
Overwrite.

(Integer)

CID Coordinate system identifier.

(Integer)

VX, VY, VZ Translational nodal velocity components.

(Real)

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VXR, VYR, VZR Rotational nodal velocity components.

(Real)

[ rad s ]

Comments

  1. This keyword maps to /INIVEL.