User Guide

RISA-3D User’s Guide
Version 5.0
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Workspace
The actual work that you do in RISA-3D will be in the main area on the screen,
which we will call the workspace. Currently the workspace contains a white
model view with the default drawing grid and the New Model options. (We will
see how to change the default grid and many other defaults as we go along.) As
we open new model views and spreadsheets they will also appear in the
workspace. This brings us to the types or windows that we can work with.
Windows
You will work within model views and spreadsheets, each in their own window
that may be moved around the workspace and sized as you wish. A powerful
feature of RISA-3D is the ability to have multiple model views and multiple
spreadsheets open at one time. The options in the Window menu are provided to
help you manage these windows.
Notice in the windows above, the same three buttons are located in the
upper right corner to help you minimize, maximize and close the window. There
are also scroll bars to help you view information that is outside of the window
viewing area. Click the scroll bar buttons or drag the scroll box to advance the
display in one direction or another.
Scroll box
Scroll bar
buttons