Director - Program Interaction Tool

RISA-3D has a “Director” tool that allows for interaction with other RISA programs (currently RISAFloor, RISAFoundation and RISAConnection). Models must originate from either RISAFloor or RISA-3D. The Director tool lets you send the model to any of the aforementioned programs. Models created in RISA-3D, as well as models integrated into RISA-3D from RISAFloor, can be sent to RISAConnection for connection configuration and solution using the Director tool.

After a model has been analyzed (solved) in RISA-3D, it can be sent to RISAFoundation or RISAConnection for further work in that program. Those programs also have the capability to send the changed model back to RISA-3D, using the Director tools in those programs.

Note that the model must be solved in RISA-3D, before attempting to send it back to its originating program or integrating it into one of the other programs.

Send a Model to Another RISA Program

To send a model to another RISA program:

  1. Ensure that you have “Solved” the model in RISA-3D.

  2. Click on the Director link to display its menu.

  3. Click on the name of the program you want to send the model to.

    RISA-3D closes and the model is opened in the chosen program. If however you attempt to send the model without solving it first, the program will remind you that it is not solved and will not close RISA-3D or send the model to the other chosen program.

See RISAFoundation Interaction, RISAFloor-3D-Integration.htm or RISAConnection Integration for more information on interaction with those programs.