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

October 8, 2026

RISA-Revit 2027 Link Now Available

RISA is pleased to announce the release of the updated RISA-Revit Link which includes compatibility with Revit 2027 allowing for seamless integration between RISAFloor, RISA-3D, and Autodesk Revit. Explore all the features and benefits of the RISA-Revit link at the product page below. This release also offers improved coordination between the programs through enhancements including an added warning message when exporting to RISAConnection for unsupported connection types. For a complete list of the enhancements and corrections, review the release notes for version 27 of the RISA-Revit link below. Ready to start? Use the link below to download the latest version of the RISA-Revit link through the RISA Customer Portal…

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October 26, 2010

How to Use Spreadsheets More Effectively in RISA

RISA includes various advanced spreadsheet operations that make reviewing...

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September 20, 2010

Use RISA to Consider Bi-Directional (Quartering) Wind Loading

RISA-3D automatically considers the complex wind combinations required by...

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August 31, 2010

How Are Wind Loads Generated for Sloped Roofs?

RISAFloor is capable of automatically generating the wind loads on sloped...

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July 29, 2010

How to Model a Semi-Rigid Diaphragm in Standalone RISA-3D

In standalone RISA-3D models (those not integrated from RISAFloor),...

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July 28, 2010

How Do Plates Connect to Members?

In order to understand the interaction between plates and members it is...

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June 22, 2010

How to Create an Engineered Wood Material

In RISA-3D and RISAFloor, the entire NDS species list is available as well...

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June 14, 2010

How Do Plates Connect to Each Other?

To best understand how plates interact with each other you must first...

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May 24, 2010

Define a Beam Eccentricity in RISA-3D

When you have a deep column, it is necessary to model the beam so that it...

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April 20, 2010

How to Correctly Define Unbraced Lengths

There are four different values for Unbraced lengths in RISA-3D, RISA-2D...

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