Forte Software Ideas

It would be nice to have the ability to click on the "Details" column under Multiple Member Connections and open a new page displaying the connection details page or more precisely providing a bolt diagram as an extra page to the calc.

If a beam is linked to another beam and its name is changed, then it doesn't update in the loads tab of the beam it is linked to. In the capture below, it shows BM S2 is linked to BM S2 (doesn't make sense). If I change the name of a member that i...

The interface is a nightmare navigating between files, folders, documents, etc. It takes forever to find a job and create a job. Folders are in complete disarray.

Designing posts that stack and accumulate higher loads is difficult without incorporating live load reduction. This has to be done manually outside the program in its current configuration and costs extra time.

This would be useful if you are sizing but don't know your # of jack studs. As it currently is, if you increase your bearing support it shifts your point loads accordingly, but in most cases the load does not change relative to the rough opening, ...

I love using "R" for the right side or "M" for the mid point. If we could use "Q" for quarter point and "T" for third point it would be really helpful and should be easy to add to the program. Maybe "Q1" is first quarter (0.25) and Q3 is third qua...

It would be great to be able to add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers within certain fields. Particularly tributary width. For example, if I measure that this beam is 8.79' away from another, I want to be able to skip my calculator and just p...

Sometimes a beams reaction will be linked in another beam. You cannot delete a beam from the calc unless the linked reaction is removed. However, if you don't know which calculation has the linked reaction, you cannot unlink the reaction and there...

While calculating single member headers in outside walls, the bearing length or moment will sometimes fall short of the design criteria my firm specifies. The detail we use from the IRC places a flat wood plate the full length of the span below th...