Forte Software Ideas

Would be useful if we could use pressure treated southern pine lumber as a solution option

Now that Microllam has code approval for wall memebers, I've had an increase in requests to design in ForteWeb. In the southeast 2x8 TimberStand is only stocked 20' lengths. Taller walls have few options and Microllam is a good fit for strength an...

Would be nice to be able to check timber designs and not have to switch programs or perform the design by hand.

It would be a huge time saver to be able to see reactions next to the member design in the Job Summary tab. Having the Results and Current Solution listed there for all members in a project is very helpful, but having to click each individual memb...

As the primary function of Ceiling Joists is to resist tension in conventionally-framed roof systems, Attic joist member types should consider such forces in their analysis.

The idea is to add a selectable option to include a black page either at the beginning or end of the "Printed Design Members" report as a print option. Quite often I'm adding partial plans or some other diagram/photo/sketch to these calc packages....

Would be useful when trying to compare the effect of adding point loads from a post on how it affects the design.

As an enhancement, it would be beneficial have treated Parallam as an option for support material. This would be specially useful when sizing decks.

I would like to use a specific calculation from one file and import it into another file. Sometime my calc are redundant and instead of doing them over and over I would just like to copy or save it under a quick calc file or something.

IL SERAIT TRÈS APPRÉCIÉ D'AVOIR UNE OPTION DE RETOUR EN ARRIÈRE POUR ANNULER LA DERNIÈRE MANIPULATION. English: IT WOULD BE VERY APPRECIATED TO HAVE AN OPTION TO RETURN BACK TO CANCEL THE LATEST HANDLING.