October 30, 2025

🎃 Trick or Treat… It’s RISA-Jeopardy! 👻

Halloween isn’t just for candy and costumes—it’s the perfect time to test your spooky engineering skills! We’ve brewed up a Halloween-themed RISA Jeopardy game, packed with fun, easy questions about our software. Tip for readers: Try to answer before revealing the “treat” below each question! 💀 Can You Count? 100 – RISACalc: How many components are currently available in RISACalc? 10 (Beam, Column, Steel Joist, Composite Beam, Retaining Wall, Spread Footing, Wall Footing, Drilled Pier, Seismic Load, Wind Load) 200 – FD: How many Data Entry spreadsheets are available in RISAFoundation? 25 300 – RISA-3D: How many countries or regions have building codes supported in RISA-3D? 9 (US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Great Britain, India, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia) 🎃 Adaptable 100 – ADAPT: Which of these is not an ADAPT product? ADAPT-Builder, ADAPT-Felt, ADAPT-Floor, ADAPT-ABI ADAPT-Floor 200 – ADAPT: Which mode of ADAPT-Builder is used to design slabs-on-grade on expansive soils using the PTI method? ADAPT-SOG 🕸️ The Whole Family 100 – Other: This steel detailing software and fellow Nemetschek brand has a built-in export option in RISA-3D. SDS2 200 – Other: Which design code is the most common in our software, found in 8 of our 10 programs?…

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October 01, 2024

Support Frame Structures for Rotating Machinery in RISA-3D

RISA-3D can be used to model the effects of rotating machinery on their support structures. In the model below, we have a structure which is to...

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October 01, 2024

Why is my force demand higher than what is reported in my force…

A question that we are asked from time to time in technical support is “why is my required force higher than what is reported in my force diagrams”....

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October 01, 2024

PT/RC or Builder

Feature ADAPT-PT/RC ADAPT-Builder Desired Use — Preliminary Sizing X — Full 3D Building X — Investigation X X Geometry — Regular X X — Complex X...

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October 01, 2024

How to add ADAPT products to a RISA Key

The RISA licensing dashboard allows users to add their existing ADAPT products to their RISA standalone or network license keys. Before using the...

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October 01, 2024

Video: Introducing RISACalc

The new RISACalc allows users to analyze single members (beams and columns) of all materials: hot rolled steel, wood, concrete, cold formed steel,...

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October 01, 2024

RISA Acquires ADAPT Corporation

RISA is excited to announce the acquisition of ADAPT Corporation. Over the past 30 years, both RISA and ADAPT have focused on developing best in...

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October 01, 2024

RISA-Tekla Link v10 Released

The release of the RISA-Tekla Link v10 introduces compatibility with Tekla Structures V2020. This update of the link includes the following features...

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October 01, 2024

WEBINAR: Designing Industrial Structures in RISA-3D

Industrial Structures are generally designed to fulfill a specific function within an industry or to support equipment, raw materials, or...

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October 01, 2024

Video: Stainless Steel Member Design in RISACalc

Learn how to load and design individual beam and column stainless steel members in RISACalc.

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