RISA-3D
by RISA Technologies (Nemetschek)
Last verified 26 Aug 2026
General 3D structural analysis and design for steel, concrete, timber and cold-formed members.
- Structural Analysis
- Buildings
- Industrial
- Paid
- Win
- Niche
Executive summary
What RISA-3D is, who it suits and how it sits in the market.
- Best for
- Structural Analysis
- Industry
- Buildings · Industrial
- Vendor
- RISA Technologies (Nemetschek)
- Platform
- Windows
- Deployment
- Desktop
- Pricing
- Paid
- Market presence
- ★☆☆☆☆ Niche
- Learning curve
- High
- OpenBIM support
- Limited
Derived from the tracked capability dataset and index attention, never from vendor marketing.
Is RISA-3D right for your work?
Plain-language fit, based on tracked capabilities and where the product is actually used.
Excellent for
- Structural analysis
- Design code checks
- Detailing workflows
- Analysis
- Air-gapped sites
Less suitable for
- Architectural design
- IFC-based OpenBIM exchange
- Mac-only practices
Industries using RISA-3D
Sectors where this product is a tracked fit.
- Buildings
- Industrial
Project types
Where the product is commonly applied, by project suitability rather than individual claims.
- Commercial buildings
- Residential developments
- Healthcare facilities
- Education campuses
- Mixed-use schemes
- Industrial facilities
- Manufacturing plants
- Data centres
Market position
Adoption context that is hard to find anywhere else, based on attention across the index.
- Adoption level
- Low
- Ecosystem size
- Focused
- Index rank
- #77 of 88
- Rank in Structural
- #9 of 11
- Structural engineers
- Detailers
- Fabricators
Strengths and limitations
Traded off against each other, so the page is not a brochure.
Strengths
- Air-gap capableCore workflows run on isolated networks.
- Extensible platformAutomation and integrations are possible from your own code.
Limitations
- Windows onlyNo native macOS or browser option is tracked.
- Limited native OpenBIMNo full IFC4 export is tracked, so exchange may need converters.
Alternatives to RISA-3D
Ranked by shared category, standards support, platform overlap and editorial comparisons — never by paid placement.
- ETABSComputers and Structures, Inc.
Building analysis and design.
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Analysis, design and optimisation of steel and concrete buildings, exchanging models with detailing and BIM tools.
Why consider itsame Structural categoryStructural AnalysisWinSubscription - RFEMDlubal Software
FEA structural analysis with a Python/C# API.
Why consider itsame Structural categoryStructural AnalysisWinPaid - SCIA EngineerSCIA (Nemetschek)
Structural analysis and design for buildings and infrastructure, with OpenBIM links and parametric workflows.
Why consider itsame Structural categoryStructural AnalysisWinSubscription - CYPECADCYPE Ingenieros
Structural analysis and design of concrete, steel and timber buildings, with code checks across many national standards.
Why consider itsame Structural categoryStructural AnalysisWinPaid - SOFiSTiKSOFiSTiK AG
Structural analysis and design for bridges, tunnels and heavy civil structures, with BIM export.
Why consider itsame Structural categoryStructural AnalysisWinSubscription
Deployment and technology
Where it runs and how it is licensed, before the deeper technical detail.
- Win
- Mac
- Linux
- Web
- Deployment
- Desktop
- Licensing
- Proprietary
- Commercial model
- Paid
- Mobile
- Desktop only
- Cloud
- Not tracked
- Local processing
- Available
- Offline
- Available
- Self-hosted
- Not tracked
Pricing & licensing
Model and licensing facts tracked by the index. No price figures are reproduced.
- Commercial model
- Paid
- Licence
- Proprietary
- Free tier
- Not tracked
- Free trial
- Free trial tracked
- Perpetual option
- Not tracked
- Price figures
- Not published here
RISA Technologies (Nemetschek) publishes current pricing for RISA-3D. Figures are not reproduced on BIM Market Index because they vary by region, seat type and contract length, and change frequently.
Pricing on the official RISA-3D siteBIM and OpenBIM capability
Capability badges rather than an abstract score. Partial support is marked as limited.
- IFC 2x3 Limited
- IFC4 Limited
No IFC exchange tracked. Support is tracked per product, not certified here.
Full interoperability detailIFC & OpenBIM
RISA-3D tracks partial IFC exchange. Standards support is tracked at product level, not certified on this page.
- IFC 2x3
- PartialPartial
- IFC4
- PartialPartial
- IFC4.3
- Not supportedNot tracked
- BCF
- Not supportedNot tracked
- IDS
- Not supportedNot tracked
- bSDD
- Not supportedNot tracked
- COBie
- Not supportedNot tracked
- MVD
- Not supportedNot tracked
Exchange with IFC 2x3 workflows still common in public-sector and legacy projects.
Round-trip design and reference models with IFC4-capable applications.
Exchange infrastructure entities such as alignments, roads and rail beyond building models.
Move viewpoints and issues between this product and coordination tools.
Check models against an Information Delivery Specification.
Link model objects to buildingSMART Data Dictionary classifications.
Hand over asset and maintenance data to owners and operators.
Deliver models against a defined model view definition.
What that means in practice
Limitations & evidence
- Exporter settings, product version and the receiving application can still restrict a specific exchange, even where a format is supported.
- Supporting an IFC file format is not the same as IFC certification. No certification is claimed here unless a source is linked.
- Tracked as partial: IFC 2x3 and IFC4. Treat these as workflow-dependent rather than guaranteed.
AI and automation
How much of the work can be generated or scripted, and what it plugs into.
AI features
No AI features are tracked for this product.
Automation and integrations
- Public API
- C# / .NET add-ins
Software ecosystem
Products commonly considered alongside RISA-3D.
Capabilities
Only capabilities tracked by the index are listed. Partial support is not shown as full support.
Core application
- Structural · Analysis — supported
- Structural analysis, design and detailing.
Automation, APIs & extensibility
How far the product can be scripted, extended or connected to other systems.
- Public API — supported
- Automate workflows and connect third-party tools from your own code.
- C# / .NET API — supported
- Add-ins and integrations built on the product platform.
Collaboration, data & deployment
Where project data lives and how teams work on it.
- Local processing — supported
- Model data processed on your own machine.
- Offline operation — supported
- Working without an internet connection.
- Air-gap capable — supported
- Running in environments fully isolated from the internet.
Platforms & evaluation
Where the product runs and how it can be evaluated.
- Windows — supported
- Runs natively on Windows desktops.
- Free trial — supported
- Evaluating the product before buying.
Quick facts
- Latest version
- 22.0Vendor reported
- Last updated
- 26 Aug 2026Verified
- Platforms
- WinVerified
- Pricing
- PaidVerified
- Deployment
- DesktopVerified
- Licence
- ProprietaryVendor reported
- Free trial
- SupportedSupportedVendor reported· 21 Aug 2026
- Developer
- RISA Technologies (Nemetschek)Verified
Data & privacy
- Cloud
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 28 Aug 2026
- Local processing
- SupportedSupportedVerified· 1 Sept 2026
- Offline
- SupportedSupportedVendor reported· 9 Sept 2026
- No account required
- Not supportedNot supportedVendor reported· 24 Sept 2026
- Self-hosted
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 24 Aug 2026
- Open source
- Not supportedNot supportedVerified· 11 Sept 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Not supportedNot supportedVendor reported· 26 Aug 2026
- Data residency
- Local onlyVerified
Cloud Infrastructure & Data Residency
Public infrastructure and security disclosures for RISA-3D.
Vendor research pending. Missing information does not imply insecurity or lack of support.
Vendor statements are not independent certification. Organisation-level credentials and hosting-provider credentials do not automatically certify this product. Residency may apply to only specific services or data types.
- Cloud hosting provider
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Primary server provider
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Data centre / server locations
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Available data residency options
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Customer hosting-region selection
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- ISO 27001 certification
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- SOC 2 compliance
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- GDPR compliance
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Encryption at rest
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Encryption in transit
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Single Sign-On (SSO)
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Customer-managed encryption keys
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Air-gapped deployment
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- On-premise deployment
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
- Government, defence / sovereign cloud
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
Trust centre, security & infrastructure documentation
Information not publicly disclosed by vendor.
Last editorial review: Not yet reviewed · Last automated source check: Not yet checked
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Security information not disclosed for this product. Absence of information here does not imply a lack of security — it means no reliable public evidence has been reviewed yet.
Release history
Sources
Where the capability claims on this page came from, with the date each was accessed.
- RISA-3D — official product documentationrisa.comVendor documentationAccessed 26 Aug 2026
Partial support is community reported until the vendor documentation confirms it. See the data methodology for how records are verified.
RISA-3D — frequently asked questions
Answers use only the information tracked on this page.
What is RISA-3D?
RISA-3D is an analysis product from RISA Technologies (Nemetschek), listed by BIM Market Index under Structural. General 3D structural analysis and design for steel, concrete, timber and cold-formed members.
What is RISA-3D used for?
Its tracked focus is Analysis within Structural. The category covers structural analysis, design and detailing. Typical fit: structural engineers; analysis, design and detailing. It is delivered as desktop and licensed as Proprietary.
Does RISA-3D support IFC?
No IFC exchange is tracked for RISA-3D in the index, so working with other BIM tools relies on native formats, converters or plugins.
Is RISA-3D OpenBIM compatible?
OpenBIM workflows are not tracked for RISA-3D. Without IFC exchange, open workflows would depend on a third-party converter or companion tool.
What platforms does RISA-3D run on?
RISA-3D runs on Windows, delivered as desktop.
How much does RISA-3D cost?
The tracked commercial model is paid with Proprietary licensing. RISA Technologies (Nemetschek) publishes current pricing for RISA-3D. Figures are not reproduced on BIM Market Index because they vary by region, seat type and contract length, and change frequently.
Is there a free version or trial of RISA-3D?
No free tier is tracked for RISA-3D. A free trial is also tracked.
Can RISA-3D be automated or integrated with other software?
RISA-3D tracks Public API and C# / .NET API, so workflows can be scripted or connected to other systems.
Can RISA-3D be used offline or without the cloud?
Local processing is tracked. Offline operation is tracked. It is listed as air-gap capable, meaning core workflows can run fully isolated from the internet.
What are the alternatives to RISA-3D?
The closest tracked alternatives are ETABS, Tekla Structural Designer and RFEM. BIM Market Index ranks them by shared category, standards support and platform overlap rather than by paid placement.
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Head-to-head comparisons built on the same neutral market data.
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