Forte Software Ideas

It would be helpful if Tapered PSF loading were available in your loading options for floor and roof joists. Tapered PLF is good, but tapered PSF would make joist spacing more flexible.

Hi, It would be very useful to have detailed diagrams and values of reactions in the results. For example we can now only see governing factored reaction for the member. But when we need to take these reactions and transfer them below we need both...

Ie., duplicating a rafter to a ridge beam for both sides of a gable. Instead of re-linking it to duplicate.

It'd be efficient for data entry if the rafter pitch was on the same screen as span and loads, not on the first screen. It seems to belong there to me.

Most specifiers tend to select Microllam LVL by default for their beam designs, whereas a lot of dealers like to sell TimberStrand LSL. To help when a dealer (or TM) wants to convert a house plan to LSL beams, what if we had a button in ForteWEB f...

When Designing Beams I run into lots of applications where they attach to Columns like Simpson Strong-Tie details for their HUCQ hanger in their Wood Construction Connectors Catalog C-C-2024 page 107. So under the Bottom/Flush category when one pi...

Is there way to download the files to our harddrive or online location by clicking on the folders all at once. In other words, can we have a back up option?

Adding "stud grade" to available options will increase flexibility for member sizing in lieu of having only #1/2 or #2 grades as the minimum base line per species.

Since Building Code fields in Job Settings knows Province in most cases, would it be possible for the Province or Territory field in Wind Loading to automatically match the Province selected in Job settings?

Would be nice to have an option to see which members are supporting (via load link) a selected member.