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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November 21, 2022

Efficient Design of Tendons with the Support Line Span Optimizer

ADAPT-Builder includes a Support Line Span Optimizer that allows the user...

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November 21, 2022

Model & Analyze Post-Tensioned Elements in Ramps

ADAPT-Builder provides the user with the ability to add post-tensioning to...

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November 21, 2022

Consideration of Drop Caps and Drop Panels for Punching Shear Design

ADAPT-Builder v22 now includes the ability to model a Drop Cap and a Drop...

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November 04, 2022

New Features in RISA-3D v20.0.4 now Available!

We are pleased to announce our latest RISA-3D release. Our teams have been...

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November 04, 2022

Web Opening Design for Steel & Composite Steel Beams

RISAFloor now includes the ability to design web openings (with and...

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November 04, 2022

Welded Wire Reinforcement in RISAFloor ES and RISAFoundation

RISAFloor ES and RISAFoundation now include the ability to assign and...

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October 19, 2022

How to add/upgrade products to a RISA Key

The RISA licensing dashboard allows users to add/upgrade their existing...

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October 13, 2022

ADAPT-PT/RC Version 22.0 is now available!

Consideration of Drop Caps and Drop Panels for Two-Way Punching Shear...

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September 07, 2022

RISA-Revit 2023 Link Now Available

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

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