November 4, 2022

Welded Wire Reinforcement in RISAFloor ES and RISAFoundation

RISAFloor ES and RISAFoundation now include the ability to assign and design concrete elevated slab and foundation elements with welded wire reinforcement. To learn more, view the video below.

For more information about web opening design in RISAFloor, please review the RISAFloor Help File.

Tags: RISAFloor ES, RISAFloor, Concrete, New, Reinforcement

February 15, 2022 | Walls, RISAFoundation, New, Footing, Foundations

Improved Modeling of Wall Footing Corners in RISAFoundation

The new Smart Corners feature in RISAFoundation Version 14 allows for the ability to draw continuous footings without causing overlapping slabs at the corner. To implement this, check the "Keep Wall Continuous" option when drawing a Lateral/Custom Strip Footing. For more information about this feature, check out the video below:…

January 7, 2013 | RISAFloor ES, RISAFloor, New, DXF, Modeling

Import DXF Drawing Grid in RISAFloor

This video shows how to import a DXF as a drawing grid in RISAFloor. To do this, you can save any drawing file as a DXF file format and import points, lines, polylines, arcs and circles into RISAFloor. This gives you the ability to create your own drawing grids with complex geometries and use this drawing grid to create your RISAFloor model…

November 19, 2015 | Concrete, RISAFoundation, New, Retaining Walls

Battered Retaining Wall Design

The batter dimensions can be set from Wall Footing Definitions: The batter will affect: The depth of wall for shear and bending checks The self-weight of wall Minimum reinforcement checks will be based on the maximum thickness of wall…