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

July 28, 2026

RISA-Tekla Link v16 Released

RISA is excited to announce the release of the RISA-Tekla Link v16. This release introduces compatibility with the latest version of Tekla Structures, version 2026. The update also offers other enhancements such as supporting the Continuous Beam over Column Moment Connection already included in RISAConnection. For a complete list of all the improvements and corrections included in version 16 of the RISA-Tekla Link, click the button below to review the release notes. To download the latest version of the RISA-Tekla Link, use the Customer Portal at the link below…

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November 17, 2011

How Do I Assign Drift Snow Loads to the Roof in RISAFloor?

RISAFloor has the ability to apply tapered snow loads on your building’s...

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November 10, 2011

How Do You Define Additive Area Loads in RISAFloor?

RISAFloor uses the Area Load Definitions spreadsheet to define area loads...

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October 13, 2011

How to Check Floor Vibrations Using RISAFloor

One of the most overlooked design criteria for commercial buildings is the...

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October 06, 2011

How to Assign Column Splices in RISAFloor

RISAFloor has the ability to model column splices for all columns. You...

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September 22, 2011

Building Cross Sections using DXF

The latest version of RISASection, includes a powerful new DXF import...

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September 06, 2011

Methods to Integrate with RISAConnection

There are several ways to take your RISA-3D or RISAFloor model to...

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August 22, 2011

How to Define Connections from within RISA-3D

Steel connections can be designed from within RISA-3D using the...

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August 18, 2011

Using Projected Loads in RISA-3D

RISA-3D, RISA-2D and RISAFloor have the capability to project distributed...

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August 02, 2011

How to Assign Column Base Boundary Conditions in RISAFloor

Column boundary conditions are set in RISAFloor per the Splice Type that...

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