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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May 01, 2020

Video: Aluminum Member Design in RISACalc

Learn how to load and design individual beam and column aluminum members...

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April 23, 2020

How Do Flexible Diaphragms Work on Sloped Roofs?

RISAFloor supports the use of flexible diaphragms on both flat and sloped...

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April 15, 2020

RISA-3D v18.0.4 Released

Over the last few weeks, we have been working hard to add the features and...

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April 07, 2020

Understanding Out-of-Plane Shear Capacity of Concrete Wall Panels

When designing concrete shear walls for lateral loading, RISA-3D includes...

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April 01, 2020

Introducing RISA Live!

With many of us working from home, our support team wanted to be able to...

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March 31, 2020

WEBINAR: Metal Building Design in RISA-3D

Prefabricated metal buildings utilized steel for their internal support as...

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March 30, 2020

How Can I Optimize My Members in RISA-3D?

In RISA-3D when drawing members you must start with initial sizes. After...

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March 25, 2020

Importing a DXF File into RISA-3D

RISA-3D allows users to import dxf files directly from software like...

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March 25, 2020

Seismic Design of Steel Structures in RISA-3D

RISA-3D includes the ability to design steel structures for seismic...

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