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title: "Initial State"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TINITIALSTATE.html"
section_path: "Object Manager > Tags Menu > Modeling Tags > Initial State"
element_id: "TINITIALSTATE"
description: "This page documents the Initial State tag in Cinema 4D. Generated by the Fabric Brush, it stores point positions and simulation constraints of the edited …"
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# Initial State

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page documents the **Initial State tag** in **Cinema 4D**. Generated by the Fabric Brush, it stores point positions and simulation constraints of the edited mesh — the saved reference that the brush uses for relaxing and draping cloth-like geometry.

This tag belongs to the Fabric Brush and is automatically generated when the brush is used with the edited polygon object. It saves point positions and simulation constraints. It can be updated by calling up the **Set Positions** and **Set Constraints** commands (both in the "Tool" tab for the Fabric Brush).

The tag contains important information for the Fabric Brush. Although the tag can be deleted at any time without any problems, if you use the Fabric Brush again, it will start again with the existing shape and correspondingly adjusted constraints (in Rest Position!). However, if you have finished modeling/simulating, the tag can be deleted for the following reason: since positions and constraints have to be saved for each point, the scene size can increase considerably - especially with high-resolution objects!