Forte Software Ideas

When selecting hangers for beams/joists, provide the hangar capacity assumed by the program with a comparison to the member reaction.

Allow multi-ply built-up columns (like (2) 2x6) for column solution selection. These are common, and need to be checked for larger beams. For that matter, why limit the column solution selection at all? If it has a compression design value, includ...

If i have a member linked to another header, we are able to add spans but not delete them. In both instances the linked reactions change so why are we able to add spans but not delete! It would be a huge help to be able to add and delete spans wit...

we use these lumber types in some of our horse barns and we have no way off getting a precise span for the joists without getting a structural Engineer involved

I often use center to center distance when specifying span lengths. It would be more convenient if I could click on an bullet option at the top rather than have to select "Custom Dimension Locations" and then select center for each span.

Headers and beams above glazing often are designed to strict deflection criteria that is provided in inches/mm. It would be helpful to be able to specify this limit and have Forte report if it is satisfied in the alaysis output.

Rather than having to create individual runs for each level in a building for bearing wall design, it would be awesome to input your loads and tributary length for each level to output a stud design for each level. This would help make the design ...

Please see Table 1B from NDS Supplement to see which beams are missing. Thanks.

It would be useful to list the reference design values and adjustment factors used in member design in the final report.

I would like the option to design projects using LRFD. Especially in projects where I have steel and concrete elements mixed into a predominantly wood structure.