Forte Software Ideas

When showing the search results after searching for a file, could you show the name of the folder that the files are in? This would make it easier to find the specific job that we're looking for, as well as confirm that we're opening the correct job.

Why wouldn't we want to know the nail patterns by default?

Would like a tapered psf input for hip beams that might have drift snow load on it. Currently the module only allows for a uniform loading on a Hip/Valley.

In the desktop software you used to offer the ability to design the tops of the beams with a corner chamfer, for situations where we are designing a ceiling beam that otherwise would pop above the roof. I use this often in renovation projects and ...

Adding an option where the user could toggle whether or not the beam was continuous across a column or not would be very handy. With long spans I don't know what column the contractor is going to splice the beam over. analyzing a continuous beam f...

This would save a minute or two per member when there are multiple point loads coming down on a member. There would be a spot within the link reaction to add additional reactions. When you are done adding, they would show up as all individual load...

Please add the Loading Assistant to flush and dropped Roof beams (at minimum) There are some cases where the Loading Assistant could even be utilized within a dropped or Flush Floor beam. Having the loading assistant is very helpful and efficient ...

For example , an existing 12" lvl ridge and remodel adds weight (dormer) so ridge needs 2ply 16" lvl. I'd like to include the 12" and the 16" plys in the same beam as long as all plys bear equally.

Could you make it easier to duplicate a job? We often copy an old job since it's similar to a new job, and with almost 500 job folders it's more work than it should be to make a copy of an old job and rename the copy to the new job address. When w...

Recent trends in home design have made for large overhead door openings with large header loads. Currently sizing the trimmers require using the "wall column" mode or "free standing column" mode. Both are not the exact fit for sizing trimmers to s...