Risa Tips & Tricks: How to Use Our Structural Analysis Software

April 28, 2026

RISA Cloud Licensing & Installation: Solving Common Access Issues

When RISA-3D will not launch, cannot see a cloud license, or suddenly stops working after an update, it usually comes down to installation, sign‑in, or permissions—not the model itself. Most of these issues follow a few common patterns you can check and fix without a full reinstall. This article walks through practical steps to troubleshoot RISA-3D cloud licensing and installation problems so you can get back into the software quickly. 1. Confirm Your RISA Customer Portal Account Because RISA now uses cloud / user‑based licensing, your access is tied to your login, not to a specific machine. Before troubleshooting anything else, confirm: You are signing into RISA-3D with the correct email address (the one your organization licensed). You haven’t recently changed companies or email domains without updating your license assignment. 2. RISA-3D Won’t Start or Crashes Immediately If RISA-3D will not open at all, or closes right after launch: Check installation and Windows permissions Make sure RISA-3D is installed under the Windows user profile you’re actually using. Avoid switching between Windows accounts after installation. Try running RISA-3D once as an administrator to see if it’s a permissions issue. Look for security or antivirus interference Some antivirus or endpoint protection tools…

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Load Combinations

September 29, 2021

Creating Custom Load Combinations (VIDEO)

RISA-3D, RISAFloor and RISAFoundation allow users to create custom load...

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June 16, 2020

Understanding differences between Basic Load Cases, Load Categories…

One of the questions our support team receives often is the difference...

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August 30, 2019

Nested Load Combinations in RISAFoundation

RISAFoundation includes the ability to utilize “nested” load combinations....

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August 02, 2018

Governing Load Combinations for Shear in Concrete Columns

For concrete column members, the load combination producing the maximum...

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July 19, 2018

Designing Multi-Material Models for ASD & LRFD with one solution

RISA-3D includes material specific checkboxes on the Design tab of the...

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November 15, 2017

How to Create Load Combinations with RSA in RISA-3D

The Load Combination Generator in RISA-3D can now include earthquake loads...

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March 27, 2013

Nesting Load Combinations

The Load Combinations spreadsheet in RISA-3D is limited to ten columns of...

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