September 5, 2023 at 1:52 pm
Akshay Maniyar
Ansys Employee

Hi Younghwan,

You can use external data or Inistate command for defining initial stress. Inistate command is not supported with mechanical pro license. Please check the below Ansys help link for more details.

INISTATE (ansys.com)

Thanks,

Akshay Maniyar