User Guide

RISA-3D User’s Guide
Version 5.0
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cell that moves around the spreadsheet as you hit the cursor keys (← , →), Page
Up, Page Down, Home, End, etc.
You may also select blocks of cells to work on. To select a block of cells, click
and hold the mouse button on the first cell in the block and then drag the mouse to
the opposite corner of the block and release the mouse. To select an entire row or
column simply click the row or column button. You may select multiple rows or
columns by clicking and dragging the mouse across multiple row or column
buttons.
Dialogs
Dialog windows are windows that help you perform a specific function within the
program. For example if you were to select Open from the File menu you will be
presented with the dialog box above, which helps you find the file you wish to
open. You will find that dialogs are very easy to work with. There are Help
buttons that will bring you directly to the relevant topic in the help file. You may
also click on the button in the titlebar, and then click on any item in the dialog
to get help for that item.
Status Bar
The status bar across the bottom of the screen is to pass information to you as you
work with RISA-3D. This bar has four parts. The left side of the bar has the
letters “S”, “D” and “R” to indicate the solved state of the model for Static,
Dynamic and Response Spectra solutions. The letters are currently gray to
indicate that none of these solutions have been performed. After performing a
solution you will notice these letters become blue and a checkmark is placed in
front of them.
To the right of the solved status flags are three boxes which will pass you
information while you work. These are called status boxes. The first status box is
used to pass general information that is relevant to what you are currently doing.
Look to this box for help as you need it.