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*INITIAL
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION
LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine both translational and rotational initial velocities.

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    - *INITIAL_AXIAL_FORCE_BEAM
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines initial axial force applied to beams as function of time.
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      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines the reference state for elements belonging to a part, using given nodal coordinates.
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      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordInitializes the strain for shell elements in the global coordinate system.
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    - *INITIAL_STRESS_SOLID
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordInitializes the stress for solid elements in the global coordinate system.
    - *INITIAL_VELOCITY
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines initial velocity of a node set.
    - *INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine both translational and rotational initial velocities.
    - *INITIAL_VELOCITY_NODE
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordThis keyword defines an initial translational and rotational velocity of a node.
    - *INITIAL_VELOCITY_RIGID_BODY
      LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine initial velocity of a rigid body.
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    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine user-defined through the thickness integration rules for the composite shell element.
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    LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefines a node number and nodal coordinates in the global coordinate system.
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*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordDefine both translational and rotational initial velocities.

Format


(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION
`ID`	`STYP`	`OMEGA`	`VX`	`VY`	`VZ`		`Skew_ID`
`XC`	`YC`	`ZC`	`NX`	`NY`	`NZ`		`IRIGID`

Definition


Field	Contents	SI Unit Example
`ID`	If `STYP` = 1 Part set identifier. If `STYP` = 2 Part identifier. If `STYP` = 3 Node set identifier. (Integer)
`STYP`	Identifier type to apply the initial velocities. = 1 (Default) `ID` is a Part set identifier. = 2 `ID` is a Part identifier. = 3 `ID` is a Node set identifier. (Integer)
`OMEGA`	Axial rotational velocity. (Real)	$[\frac{rad}{s}]$
`VX`, `VY`, `VZ`	Translational velocity. (Real)	$[\frac{m}{s}]$
`XC`, `YC`, `ZC`	Position of the rotational axis. (Real)	$[m]$
`Skew_ID`	Coordinate system identifier. (Integer)
`NX`, `NY`, `NZ`	Direction cosines for the rotational axis. (Real)
`IRIGID`	Initial velocity for PART_INERTIA and CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_INERTIA. = 0 Initial velocity is defined in PART_INERTIA and CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_INERTIA. = 1 Initial velocity is defined in *INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION. (Integer)

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This keyword maps to /INIVEL/AXIS and /FRAME.