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 (30)

April 20, 2011

Refining Area Load Distribution in RISA-3D

After solving a model with Member Area Loads, RISA-3D will automatically...

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April 18, 2011

Using Sum of Reactions in RISA-3D

RISA-3D will now check your model for errors by summing the reactions in...

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April 13, 2011

How Do I Change the Member Type in RISA-3D?

In RISA-3D, there are many different applications that require you to...

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April 06, 2011

What are the Unbalanced Forces on Beams?

V-Brace frames in RISA-3D seismic design have unbalanced forces shown on...

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March 31, 2011

How RISA-3D Handles Single Angles

The bending and axial code checks for single angles differ somewhat from...

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March 30, 2011

How to Apply the Seismic Provisions in RISA-3D

The Seismic Provisions in RISA-3D will check various design and code check...

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March 30, 2011

What Are the Seismic Design Rules in RISA-3D

The Seismic Design rules can be found in RISA-3D on the Data Entry toolbar...

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March 16, 2011

Using Transient Loads to Verify Applied Area Loads in RISA-3D

When a model is solved that contains Member Area Loads, the program...

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March 09, 2011

How Do I Investigate My RISA-3D Model Using the Deflected Shape?

When your RISA-3D model is not behaving as you anticipated, one of the...

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