May 10, 2017
Aluminum Design Code Update - AA ADM1-2015
The new Aluminum ADM 2015 code has been added in RISA-3D v15.0. To select this code for your design, simply open the (Global) Model Settings and under the Codes tab select AA ADM1-15:
May 3, 2017
Updates to Aluminum Single Angle Bending
The bending and axial code checks for single angles differ somewhat from other shape types, because single angles behave quite differently in bending and compression depending on how they are braced along their length.
April 26, 2017
Design of CFS Face-to-Face Channels & Tube Shapes now Available
RISA-3D can design the Cold Formed Steel face-to-face channel and track sections. You can also get design of a Cold Formed Steel tube shape in RISA-3D. The Shape Selection dialog will allow you to model the built-up sections by selecting “Face to Face” shown below.
April 12, 2017
CSA O86-14 Canadian Wood Code now Available
The new CSA O86-14 code has been implemented in RISA-3D v15.0 and RISAFloor v11.0
February 15, 2017
CSA S16-14 Canadian Steel Code now Available
RISA-3D now supports hot rolled steel design for the Canadian market according to CSA S16-14.
January 11, 2017
What's New in IBC 2015?
These include:
December 16, 2016
Viewing Coordinates in Cursor Display
In RISA-3D, RISAFloor, and RISAFoundation the cursor now provides additional information regarding the cursor coordinates. As you move your cursor around on your screen, a box adjacent to your cursor will appear and populate with the coordinates of the cursor.
November 16, 2016
How the Analysis Offset feature can be used to design WT Braces
In the RISA-3D when you model a WT brace it exists at the member centroid, which means that no bending ends up in the brace due to the fact that the brace is actually eccentric to the braced frame.
November 2, 2016
Basic Code Terms for Seismic Behavior and Why We Use Them
Seismic Forces are generated automatically using seismic parameters R, SD1, and SDS in the Seismic Load Generator when using the Director to go from RISAFloor to RISA-3D or when inserting Seismic Loads on a rigid diaphragm in RISA-3D. Additionally, Seismic Load Combinations can be generated using...