Initial conditions are scoped to geometric parts in the model. Effectively this means that the initial condition is scoped to a set of elements. However, remote points are scoped to the underlying nodes in the model. This may result in different initial conditions on the same node in a remote point definition. This section describes the behavior in such instances.
- Initial condition on a flexible part:
Initial conditions can be scoped to a subset of or all elements in a flexible part. It is not necessary to scope an initial condition to all the nodes in the remote point definition, as long as there is only one initial condition defined for the nodes that participate in the remote point definition.
- Initial condition on a rigid body part:
The remote point definition will automatically include all the nodes in a rigid part. Therefore the initial condition (or multiple identical initial conditions) should be scoped to all the elements in the rigid part. The scoped nodes of the remote point will follow the initial condition of the scoped rigid body. If the flexible scoped nodes of the remote point contain their own initial condition, this will be ignored.