August 21, 2019

Enhanced Property Display and Modification

Tags: RISA-3D, Modify, v18, Properties, New, UI

November 13, 2019 | RISA-3D, Modify, Loads, v18, Properties, New

Making and Viewing Model Changes in RISA-3D

RISA-3D's new selection tools and Properties Panel, making it effortless to quickly view/adjust properties for single or multiple members/loads in a quick…

July 31, 2013 | RISA-3D, RISAFloor, New

How to View Wood Design Values

We have recently added a new View Design Properties dialog to allow you to now have the ability to easily view the wood design values prior to solution. Solid Sawn Lumber View: Glulam View: SCL View: Because the design values are dependent on the selected wood material and the selected member size, both selections are echoed in the dialog to verify the displayed design properties. The displayed values are the values that will be used in your member design, therefore they are dependent on which design code you selected under the Codes tab of Global Parameters. The values will be those listed in the Supplement tables to the selected NDS code or those published by the appropriate SCL manufacturer. After solution, you can verify the modified design values in the member detail reports:…

March 20, 2013 | RISA-3D, Plates, RISA-2D, New

Plate Contours Compared to Spreadsheet Values

After solution in RISA-3D, you can use Results View Settings to view the Plate Contours graphically on your model. Many times, these contour values will not exactly match the values reported in the Plate Forces/Stresses spreadsheets. This is because the contour maps are created using a smoothing algorithm that connects the spreadsheet value (this is the true analysis value, taken at the center of each plate with the values of the plates around it to create the contour). You can increase the accuracy of your contours by meshing your plates into smaller plates, but for design purposes, we still generally recommend that you use the spreadsheet values…