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

October 6, 2026

New Features in the RISA Customer Portal Release

The redesigned Customer Portal provides the information you need to efficiently manage your RISA products. Stay ahead of renewals, monitor product usage, and access helpful resources all from one place. See it in action with the video below. Redesigned Homepage The new homepage gives you a clearer view of your account. Added dashboards and new reporting data provides you with more insights into your licenses, renewals, usage, and resources. Licensing Overview and Summary Get a quick snapshot of your account with the Licensing Overview. It makes it easier to understand what products are active and which licenses need attention. This section also provides a jumping off point by linking to other sections of the Customer Portal. Click one of the summary items to learn more or modify your licenses. License Health Use the new Portfolio Overview to see the health of your account at a glance. View your total licenses with a breakdown of licenses that are active, renewing soon, and expired. You can also see whether Auto Renew is enabled and directly set it up when needed. This feature automatically renews the software your team relies on and avoids interruptions in your workflow. Renewals Understand exactly which licenses are…

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RISA-3D (17)

October 26, 2018

What’s New in the NBC 2015?

The 2015 NBC compliant codes have been implemented into RISA-3D v17.0,...

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October 25, 2018

ASCE 7-16 Is Now Available!

The 2016 edition of ASCE Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for...

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October 19, 2018

Eurocode C1 Factor for Lateral Torsional Buckling

Eurocode lateral torsional buckling capacity is calculated per equations...

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October 18, 2018

Updates to Wood Wall Aspect Ratio Limits in RISA-3D

With the initial implementation of wood wall design in RISA-3D, the wall...

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October 11, 2018

Wood Wall Panels - Straps vs Hold-Downs

With the recent release of RISA-3D v17 the program now offers the user the...

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October 04, 2018

Partial Fixity End Releases in RISA-3D

RISA-3D v17.0 now has the ability to model partial fixity member end...

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October 02, 2018

Wood Design per AWC NDS 2018 Wood Code

The new AWC NDS 2018 code has been implemented into RISA-3D v17.0 and...

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September 28, 2018

Analysis Offsets now Available

RISA-3D v15 includes "analysis offsets" which moves the centroid of the...

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September 27, 2018

Challenges when using Analysis Offsets

In a previous article we discussed how the Analysis Offsets feature in...

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