October 8, 2018

RISA Completes Office Renovation

RISA recently completed renovations to their Foothill Ranch, CA office. The renovations include a new kitchen and coffee bar, new conference rooms and updated open office concept that allows various departments to easily work collaboratively together.

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October 30, 2020 | RISA-3D, RISAFoundation, New, Basic Load Case, v19, Loading, v13

Expanded Load Categories in RISA-3D and RISAFoundation

New to RISA-3D v19 and RISAFoundation v13 is the ability to apply up to 100 "Other Load" Categories. Previously users only had the ability to add up to 10 "Other Load" Categories. The expansion of "Other Load" Categories gives the user more flexibility to be able to apply and organize the loading in the model to fit their needs. To apply "Other Load" Categories in RISA-3D, simply select the "Other Load" Category from the drop down menu when drawing loads. To include the "Other Load" Categories in the Load Combinations in RISA-3D, you may either enter OL1-OL100 in the BLC field or you can select the ellipses to prompt the Set BLC Entry and select the "Other Load" Category from the drop down menu. To apply "Other Load" Categories in RISAFoundation, choose the "Other Loads" from the dropdown on the Distributed Loads Spreadsheet (or in the left Properties Toolbar) and choose a value between 1 and 100. To include these "Other Loads" in Load Combinations, you may either enter OL1-OL100 in the BLC field or you can select the red arrow to prompt the Set Category Entry and choose the "Other Loads" radio button and input a value between 1…

August 7, 2015 | RISA-3D, RISAFloor, New, Shape, RISASection

How to Create a Custom Shape in RISA-3D

There are multiple options in RISA-3D and RISAFloor to create a custom shape not available in the program databases. The first, is to utilize RISASection in order to create cross-sections, calculate section properties and import the shape directly into RISA-3D. For more information on integrating RISASection and RISA-3D, read the article below: In addition to using RISASection, a custom shape can be added directly to RISA-3D. The type of shape you create depends on if you want a code check for your section or you’re more interested in the analysis only and don’t require a code check. The type of material and shape type is also a factor in how you create a custom shape. We will explore the available options below. Option 1: Code Check Desired Perhaps you have a built-up section including a wide flange with a channel. You would like a code check on the section based on the wide-flange. Open up your shape selection dialog box from the Properties Panel and then choose Assign Shape Directly by clicking on the ellipsis button. Once here, select WF and click Add. In the Add Shape dialog box that pops up, you will enter in the section properties and…

March 31, 2020 | RISA-3D, Webinar, New, Events

WEBINAR: Metal Building Design in RISA-3D

Prefabricated metal buildings utilized steel for their internal support as well as exterior cladding. These structures are used for their constructability and flexibility in a variety of applications including storage, work spaces and living accommodations. RISA-3D empowers users to easily model, load, analyze, design and document metal buildings with standard shapes as well as tapered wide flanges. Join us on April 14th, 2020 at 2pm EST (11am PST) to learn how to: Utilize a DXF in the creation of a complete metal building Quickly apply gravity & lateral loading Apply appropriate bracing conditions for proper steel design Review results and create a complete engineering report PDH Credits: 1.0 PDH credit will be sent to all attendees based on the email address used to register for the webinar. PDH credits cannot be sent to multiple people based on a single registration. If you wish to view the webinar as a group, please have each person in the group register individually and then after the webinar, email info@risa.com with a list of all group attendees. PDH credits will be sent out to these people as long as there is a corresponding registration. If you missed the webinar, you can use the link…