RISA Import Moment Reactions from of by factor of 12

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Posted by Jeffover 4 years ago

When transferring RISA Connection design to Hilti Profis moments are increased by a factor of 12. What is causing this?

RISA Connection Integration,Bending Moment

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Posted by Jeffover 4 years ago

I have found that in order for reactions to come out correctly in Profis, units in Risa Connection have to be set as shown below.

Length = ft
Dimensions = in
Forces = kips
Moments = kips - in