July 15, 2025
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Featured,
New,
RISAConnection,
Steel Connections
Steel
buildings
are
rarely
simple—and
the
connections
that
tie
them
together
often
present
some
of
the
biggest
design
and
coordination
challenges.
For
engineers
in
the
field,
tools
like
RISAConnection
aren’t
just
software—they’re
essential
to
streamlining
design,
verifying
code
compliance,
and
communicating
intent
clearly
to
fabricators
and
EORs.
In
this
post,
we’ll
look
at
how
engineers
actually
use
RISAConnection
in
practice—from
model
integration
to
managing
complex
moment
frames—and
how
it
fits
into
modern
structural
workflows.
Starting
with
the
Model:
Integrating
RISA-3D
to
RISAConnection
On
a
recent
mid-rise
office
project
in
the
Midwest,
the
structural
engineer
used
RISA-3D
to
analyze
the
gravity
and
lateral
system.
Once
the
analysis
was
complete,
they
exported
the
full
3D
model—including
geometry
and
member
forces—into
RISAConnection.
This
integration
eliminated
the
need
to
manually
recreate
connections
in
spreadsheets
or
detail
by
hand.
With
member
orientation,
forces,
and
geometry
already
in
place,
the
engineer
could
immediately
start
assigning
connection
types
and
reviewing
code
checks.
📺
See
how
model
integration
works:
Integrating
Your
3D
Model
into
RISAConnection
Tackling
Complex
Moment
Frames
In
seismic
or
wind-controlled
regions,
moment
frames
often
drive
the
design—and
require
careful
detailing
to
meet
AISC
provisions.
On
a
light
manufacturing
facility
in
California,
the
engineer
used
RISAConnection…