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

October 8, 2026

RISA-Revit 2027 Link Now Available

RISA is pleased to announce the release of the updated RISA-Revit Link which includes compatibility with Revit 2027 allowing for seamless integration between RISAFloor, RISA-3D, and Autodesk Revit. Explore all the features and benefits of the RISA-Revit link at the product page below. This release also offers improved coordination between the programs through enhancements including an added warning message when exporting to RISAConnection for unsupported connection types. For a complete list of the enhancements and corrections, review the release notes for version 27 of the RISA-Revit link below. Ready to start? Use the link below to download the latest version of the RISA-Revit link through the RISA Customer Portal…

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December 22, 2015

Wood Design per AWC NDS 2015 Wood Code

The latest versions of RISA-3D and RISAFloor now incorporate the AWC NDS...

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December 16, 2015

Concrete Design per ACI 318-14 Concrete Code now Available

The new ACI 318-14 code has been implemented into RISA-3D v14, RISAFloor...

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December 09, 2015

Envelope Detail Report Results

RISA-3D v14 introduced envelope detail reports for all material members....

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November 24, 2015

Making a Time History Animation Video

Time history analysis solves for normal analysis results (joint...

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November 19, 2015

Battered Retaining Wall Design

The batter dimensions can be set from Wall Footing Definitions:

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November 10, 2015

How Do I Define Specific Member Sizes in RISAFloor?

RISAFloor is a design program in which it takes basic shape criteria about...

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November 03, 2015

How to Investigate the Design Strip Results in RISAFoundation

In RISAFoundation, Design Strips are used to create regions in a slab for...

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October 28, 2015

Tolerance Between SP Joists vs. Normal Joists

Have you been in RISAFloor performing a steel product design and noticed...

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September 22, 2015

Why Did the Wood Design Values Drop?

You may notice discrepancies in the wood design values when comparing RISA...

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