User Guide

RISA-3D User’s Guide

Version 5.0

Tutorial 4 – Solving & Results

In this tutorial we will solve the model we defined in the last tutorial. Make sure

you start off correctly by opening the file mentioned next.

After starting RISA-3D click the Open File

button. In the File Open dialog

select the file named “RISA-3D Tutorial 4 Starter” and click Open. Close the

Global Parameters window by clicking OK. Click to close the Data Entry

Toolbar if it is open. Your screen should look like this:

Solving the Model

First we will solve a few single load combinations and then we will solve all of

the combinations and look at the enveloped results.

Click on the Solve button and the Solution Choices dialog is presented. The

first option is to solve a single combination. Click on the down arrow and

select “7: ASCE 4 (a)”.