Forte Software Ideas

Currently, its cumbersome to move or copy a project. After using Forte Web for awhile, our projects need organized but it is such a waste of time to organize them at this point because you have to search the location with the window that pops up. ...

The program already does solid sawn and PSL, why not glulams for out of plane loads on headers?

Often we don't know the joist spacing so better to specify as pressure load and internally convert to joist line load. PLF loading is error prone - many users will assume joist spacing and forget to update when they finalize the design.

Would like the option to put Glu-Lam material in our tall wall so they can be designed giving us that option.

Would be useful to input line loads or link loads from studs/joists to size the rimboard with Weyerhauser products.

As it is now, you have to select the each beam while in the report, wait for forte to load, then scroll down to see the reaction loads. With 60 beams in a project, it gets very tiresome. If this was somehow integrated into the job summary comments...

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...

Imported members continually default to Hem Fir rather than the actual product modeled in Javelin (usually SPF).