Risa Tips & Tricks: How to Use Our Structural Analysis Software

August 5, 2026

For Engineers. By Engineers. Celebrating Professional Engineers at RISA

Happy National Professional Engineer’s Day to all the licensed engineers! We are excited to celebrate our customers and coworkers today. RISA is a product for engineers brought to you by engineers. With the vast majority of our team coming from an engineering background, RISA is truly an engineering partner to our customers. We value the experience and insights these engineers bring to each and every one of our teams. Today, we highlight just a few of the licensed professional engineers who help make RISA so special! READY TO CONNECT? Explore RISA with an engineer today! Alex Vaughan, PE, SE Job Title Manager, Subject Matter Experts and Software Quality Years with RISA 3 years What's your favorite part of being an engineer? For me, it's getting to understand the "why" behind a problem or a situation. That curiosity shows up in two ways: either by building something from scratch and figuring out how all the pieces need to come together, or taking an existing design and reverse-engineering it to see how someone else solved the same puzzle. Both are incredible ways to learn. One through creation and the other through observation. What really excites me is seeing that curiosity play out…

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April 18, 2023

Why can’t I see my coreBrace BRB Database?

Why is the Buckling-Restrained Brace(BRB) not showing in your database...

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April 11, 2023

ADAPT-Revit 2023 Link Now Available

RISA is pleased to announce the release of the latest ADAPT-Revit Link...

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April 04, 2023

30 Under 30: Career Tips for the 30yo Structural Engineer

There are many things professional structural engineers can do early in...

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March 28, 2023

Troubleshooting Log-In Error for RISACalc

RISACalc is RISA's cloud based structural design software for single...

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March 21, 2023

Top 5 Netflix Shows For Structural Engineers

Structural Engineers in consulting tend to have a busy work schedule and...

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March 17, 2023

Integrated Column Code Checks in ADAPT-Builder

The latest release of ADAPT-Builder (22.0.1) includes an integrated...

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March 15, 2023

Beam over Column Connection now available in RISAConnection v14

The new Beam over Column connection in RISAConnection Version 14 provides...

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March 09, 2023

Reading Angles Using the Distance Tool in RISA-3D

When using the Distance tool in RISA-3D, the program outputs Rxz, Rzy,...

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March 07, 2023

5 Steps to Becoming a Structural Engineer

Structural engineering is a branch of civil engineering that deals with...

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