
December 14, 2023
How To: Using the RISA Customer Portal
The RISA Customer Portal provides access to all your account information, including installation downloads, licenses, usage stats and the ability to easily manage yearly software renewals.
While members (beams and columns) follow conventions tied to their local axes, interpreting results for wall panels, plate elements, and design strips requires a slightly different perspective. These elements deal with both in-plane and out-of-plane behavior, and the sign conventions can change depending on the program and axis orientation. Overview Table of Sign Conventions Element Type Positive Moment (M) Shear (V) Axial (P) Notes Wall Panels – In-Plane Compression in positive local-y face Downward on right face Tension = Positive Applies to in-plane forces only Wall Panels – Out-of-Plane Compression on positive local-y face N/A N/A Defines “positive bending” convention Plates (RISA-3D) Positive Mx or My = Top surface in tension Shear follows right-hand rule Tension = Positive Local Z-axis defaults upward Plates (RISAFoundation) Positive Mz = Top surface in compression Shear follows right-hand rule Tension = Positive Local Z-axis defaults downward Design Strips / Support Lines Sagging = Positive (bottom fiber in tension) Downward on right face Tension = Positive Matches slab design workflows Wall Panels Wall panels report forces in both in-plane and out-of-plane directions. In-plane: Axial = Positive tension Shear = Positive when downward on the right face Out-of-plane: Positive bending = compression on the positive local-y…
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The RISA Customer Portal provides access to all your account information, including installation downloads, licenses, usage stats and the ability to easily manage yearly software renewals.
The RISA Customer Portal provides access to all your account information, including installation downloads, licenses, usage stats and the ability to easily manage yearly software renewals. Coming soon, you will be able to bulk upload users to the Customer Portal from a CSV excel file!
The world of software and licensing is constantly evolving, and as technology advances, so do the methods for managing software licenses. In response to this ever-changing landscape, we're excited to introduce the RISA Silent License Converter Tool – an application tool designed to facilitate a...
In the ever-evolving landscape of software and technology, change is constant. One shift is RISA's upcoming transition from traditional software licensing to only subscription-based licensing. As you prepare for this transition, watch the video below for How To: Change your License Type in RISA...
RISA software products allow users to borrow a subscription licenses for a specified period of time, giving users if they are going off-site. To borrow a license follow the steps below.
Why should you use subscription licensing? License Flexibility With subscription licensing all you need is an occasional Internet connection. This eliminates the need to: Keep track of a physical key: All that is required to use the software is a valid account (set up in the Subscription Licensing...
Update: July 2022 The issues with Windows 10 (Version 1803) have been solved. However, for customers still using older versions of RISA products, the workaround using compatibility mode described below may still be useful.
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