November 13, 2019

Improved and Better Organized Drawing Tools

Tags: RISA-3D, v18, New, UI, Modeling, Drawing

February 15, 2022 | RISA-3D, New, Rotation, UI, View

Enhanced Rotation Tools in RISA-3D

RISA-3D Version 20 includes enhanced rotation tools which allow the user to better control their view of the structure. Users can now utilize click to rotate buttons about each axis (X, Y and Z) as well as define the rotation angle of each click/increment. For more information about these enhanced rotation tools, check out the video below…

October 18, 2018 | RISA-3D, New, Wood

Updates to Wood Wall Aspect Ratio Limits in RISA-3D

With the initial implementation of wood wall design in RISA-3D, the wall aspect ratio was calculated as the full height of the wall divided by the width of the region.This was intended to accommodate balloon framed multi-story walls that were drawn as one continuous wall stack. With recent publications of the ANSI/AWC SDPWS, it has been made clear that the aspect ratio should rather be taken on a floor-by-floor basis. In RISA-3D v17.0, the aspect ratio for walls will now be calculated based on the individual regions height. The below example shows the differences between the wall height and region height of a multi-story wall…

February 15, 2022 | RISA-3D, New, UI, Toolbar

Customizing the RISA-3D View Toolbar

RISA-3D Version 20 now includes the ability to customize the view toolbar in a variety of ways, giving users more control over the interface and quicker access to the features they use most often. New features include custom "bins" with shortcut buttons, saved UI templates and "classic" mode. For more information about how to customize the View toolbar in RISA-3D, check out the video below:…