September 7, 2021
Defining Connections: Beam to Girder Connections
Member Configuration The connection rule must be applied at the end of the beam (not the continuous girder).
August 3, 2021
Cold-Formed Steel Walls included in RISA-Revit Link 2022
The latest release of the RISA-Revit Link now includes support for Autodesk Revit 2022 as well as the ability in import/export cold-formed steel wall panels. To learn more, watch the video below or check out the release notes.
June 1, 2021
Understanding Unbraced Length in RISA-3D
In this video, learn about the various unbraced length parameters that exist in RISA-3D and how the different values can impact the design of beam and column members in RISA-3D. Click the button below to navaigate to the RISA-3D Help File. Search: Unbraced Length.
April 14, 2021
What’s New with RISA and Windows Updates?
RISA software is staying current with all the Windows updates in order to bring you the best quality that Windows recommends. Unfortunately, that means it will require a little extra time during installation and your computer could require a reboot more than once. The current versions of RISA...
March 26, 2021
Video: Design Buckling Restrained Braced Frames in RISA-3D
The ability to design buckling restrained braced frames has been added to RISA-3D when you integrate your model from RISAFloor. In collaboration with CoreBrace, this new feature came as part of the release of RISA-3D v19.0.0 and RISAFloor v15.0.0.
March 26, 2021
Buckling Restrained Braced (BRB) Frames in RISA-3D
The ability to design buckling restrained braced frames has been added to RISA-3D when you integrate your model from RISAFloor. In collaboration with CoreBrace, this new feature came as part of the release of RISA-3D v19.0.0 and RISAFloor v15.0.0.
March 26, 2021
Capacity Limited Design in RISA-3D
With the release of RISA-3D v19.0.2, you can now design special concentrically braced frames (SCBF) as well as buckling restrained braced frames (BRBF) according to the capacity-limited design. The objective of capacity-limited design is to ensure columns and beams in braced frames are designed to...
December 11, 2020
Accidental Torsion for Semi-Rigid Diaphragms in RISAFloor
The latest releases of RISAFloor (Version 15.0.1) and RISA-3D (Version 19.0.1) include consideration for accidental torsion and eccentric loading for semi-rigid diaphragms according to requirements outlined in ASCE 7, Section 12.8.4.2.
October 30, 2020
Simpson Strong-Tie®Yield-Link® Moment Connection Available in RISA-3D
The release of RISA-3D Version 19 includes the introduction of Yield-Link® Moment Connections, developed in conjunction with Simpson Strong-Tie®.