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

September 8, 2026

Back to School with RISA: Your Learning Center Orientation

Going back to school can bring a mix of excitement and nerves whether you are a student starting a new school year or a working engineer learning a new tool. There are new subjects to tackle, new instructors to meet, and maybe a little uncertainty about what to expect. That is where the RISA Learning Center comes in. Think of this as your first-day orientation: we will show you where to go, introduce you to the instructors, and walk through what training looks like before, during, and after the class. Where to Find the RISA Learning Center The RISA Learning Center is the hub for online training courses designed to help you master RISA software. You can navigate to it directly at training.risa.com or through the button below. You can also find it from the RISA homepage under the Learn tab. Meet the Teachers Every RISA Learning Center course is taught by experienced engineers here at RISA. These engineers worked as design engineers in a variety of industries prior to joining RISA and becoming software experts. They provide not only helpful program tips but important real-world context. Meet a few of the engineers who teach these courses below! Rebecca Miller,…

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RISAFloor ES

November 04, 2022

Welded Wire Reinforcement in RISAFloor ES and RISAFoundation

RISAFloor ES and RISAFoundation now include the ability to assign and...

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February 15, 2022

New Tools for Modification of Elevated Slabs in RISAFloor ES

RISAFloor Version 16 includes new and improved tools for the modification...

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December 21, 2021

Why does my slab deflection increase using ACI 318-19?

Since the release of RISAFloor v15 and ADAPT-Builder v20, both which...

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October 04, 2018

Drawing Grid and Other Modeling Improvements

RISAFloor v13 includes a variety of modeling features which allows users...

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September 06, 2018

Copy Elements from Floor to Floor

RISAFloor v13.0 now includes the added ability to graphically copy...

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July 26, 2018

How to Troubleshoot Unsupported Deck Edges

Have you ever received error message 2054 when modeling in RISAFloor?

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November 15, 2017

Beam Skip Loading now Available

Basic Description Pattern based skip loading has recently been added into...

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October 07, 2017

User Defined Reinforcement

RISAFloor ES v12 now includes the ability to manually define user...

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