User Guide

RISA-3D User’s Guide
Version 5.0
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Select the option by clicking the radio button next to it. If it is not
already selected select Section Set from the Color Basis drop down menu. Click
OK to close the Plot Options dialog.
Note
• You may make any plot options your default options by clicking the Save as Defaults button on the
Misc tab.
Multiple Views
We demonstrated that you could have more than one view when we used the
clone feature. Each view is independent and can be rotated, rendered, selected,
etc. without affecting other views.
On the RISA Toolbar click on the New View button and you will be
presented with an original (not cloned) model view. Feel free to use the buttons
on the Window Toolbar. You will see that you can adjust this view without
affecting our original view.
The importance of multiple views cannot be stressed enough. If you don’t want
to change your existing view but need to view the other side of the model, simply
open a new window to view the other side. You can have a different drawing grid
open in each view. For example you can draw beams on one grid in one view and
columns in another. As you move between each view RISA-3D will even keep
track of what you are doing in the view. For instance you might be drawing new
beam members in one view, new columns in another and plates in a third.
Multiple views are also useful when looking at the results because you can plot
different information in each view. The options are endless so make sure that you
put this feature to work for you. There are plenty more features to showcase so
we will do just that.