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Initial Displacement dialog box (Simcenter Samcef)

Name
Name Sets the name of the initial displacement condition that appears in the Simulation Navigator under the Simulation Objects Container node.
Description Sets the description.
Destination Folder
Simulation Objects Container Specifies the folder in the Simulation Navigator in which the initial displacement condition will be stored. The list includes the root container and existing folders that you created using the New Folder command.
Model Objects
Group Reference Lets you apply the initial displacement to a group.For more information, see Group Reference options.
Select Object Lets you select the objects on which the initial displacement will be applied.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Excluded Lets you remove individual entities from within your selected object.
Direction
Specify Vector Lets you specify the initial displacement direction.For more information, see Vector dialog box.
Magnitude
Displacement (Translation) Lets you define the initial displacement value in translation.For more information, see the DE0 parameter of the Samcef .CLM command.
Displacement (Rotation) Lets you define the initial displacement value in rotation.For more information, see the DE0 parameter of the Samcef .CLM command.
Card Name Displays the name of the solver card this object writes to: .CLM DE0.
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Initial Displacement dialog box (Simcenter Samcef), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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