RISA-3D

RISA-3D Overview

RISA-3D is a powerful and comprehensive structural analysis and design software package that is used by engineers for the design of buildings and other structures. RISA-3D is designed for easy input, fast analysis, and clear, comprehensive output. It handles steel, concrete, wood, masonry and aluminum structures of nearly any geometry, and it works together with RISAFloor, RISAFoundation and RISAConnection for a full-building workflow. The software is developed by RISA Tech, Inc., part of the Nemetschek Group, and is sold as an annual subscription with a free trial.

RISA-3D Features

RISA-3D provides an intuitive user interface for streamlined structural engineering design and analysis.

RISA-3D offers a wide variety of features for engineers, including:

• 3D Modeling: Create, edit, and analyze 3D models of members, plates, wall panels and solids quickly with the drawing tools and grids.

• Automatic Design: Members are checked against the selected design codes as part of the solution, with code check results for each member.

• Steel Design: Design hot-rolled and cold-formed steel members according to AISC and other steel design codes.

• Concrete Design: Design and analyze reinforced concrete beams, columns and walls.

• Wood Design: Design and analyze wood members and wood shear walls.

• Masonry Design: Design and analyze masonry walls.

• Aluminum Design: Design and analyze aluminum members.

• Loads and Load Combinations: Create load cases and load combinations, including automatically generated combinations.

• Seismic Loads: Generate seismic loads in accordance with ASCE 7.

• Wind Loads: Generate wind loads in accordance with ASCE 7.

• Moving Loads: Apply moving loads, such as vehicle loads, along a path across the structure.

• Dynamic Analysis: Run eigenvalue, response spectrum and time history analysis in addition to static and P-Delta analysis.

• Design Optimization: Let the program pick efficient member sizes from customizable redesign lists.

• Reporting: Generate comprehensive analysis and design reports with graphical and numerical results.

• Analysis and Design: Analyze and design all types of structures, including buildings, frames, tanks, culverts, towers, pipe racks and platforms.

• Graphic Output: Generate graphical output to help visualize and interpret the results of the analysis and design.

• Steel Connection Design: Send models to RISAConnection to design steel connections.

• BIM Interoperability: Exchange models with Revit, Tekla Structures, Archicad and SDS2.

• Spreadsheets: Enter and edit model data in spreadsheets as well as graphically.

• Multithreading: Speed up the solution with multi-core processing and submesh generation.