User Guide

RISA-3D User’s Guide
Version 5.0
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Select CS as the shape type (in the middle). Finally choose 14CS3.75X135 as the
selection at the top of the list of available shapes.
Click OK and you will return to the Sections Set spreadsheet.
Again, the A, I and J properties will be updated as soon as you leave the cell.
Click on the first cell in the Design List column to make this the active cell. Then
click the arrow next to the text that says, “CU” to open the drop down menu of
design list. Select CS as the design list.
This last selection will insure that the when the program performs member re-
design / optimization it will suggest a new CS from the appropriate list of shapes.
Now, click on the first cell in the Design Rules column to make this the active
cell. Then click the arrow next to the text that says, “Col-Rules” to open the
drop down list. Select “Steel-Bms” for the design rules.
NDS Wood Sections and Database
Now we will focus on the Wood Tab of the Section Sets spreadsheet where we
will define the sections used for the chords and webs of the woodtruss.
Click on the Wood tab of the Section sets spreadsheet and type the following:
Chord, [ENTER]
Web
The spread sheet should now look like this: