Forte Software Ideas

Member lengths / spans in the 'Full Detail Report' are not matching what has been inputted into the 'Spans & Supports' section (i.e. a specified span of 20' 6.00" is displayed as 20' 0.00" in the 'Full Detail Report'). The default member repor...

I cosistently have applications using ICF walls below a TJI floor diaphragm with a SIP wall above. The sip wall must be supported continiously.

Would be nice to be able to check tapered end cuts for TJI like we can for beams. Right now we use TB-805 and a spreadsheet to check.

Have an option in Forte Web that allows osb fillers in between headers to increase strength values

CFS Designer by Strong-Tie fully designs members around an opening for c&c wind and vertical loads as sort of a module. This would be a game changer for Forte to have a module just like this so we dont have to design in a peicemeal manner.

This might not be helpful for everybody. But I usually keep track of components with a defpoint (invisible) layer in AutoCAD. Rafters are labeled in numerical order, ie., rft1, rft2 etc. If there was a way to customize a letter or number order fo...

In order for the entire printed member report to fit on a letter size page I have to "print to fit" instead of "Actual size". I am using Adobe Acrobat Professional, but that shouldn't matter. You are creating an extra step for me to get all of the...

be able to customize dimensions of beam by species. A lot of builders doing "modern rustic" are using rough sawn actual size beams and it would help design better

Allowing the user to set design loads for the entire project (i.e. roof dead load, floor dead load, etc) would enable the user to just enter that piece of information once and then every member being designed in FORTE WEB would be able to receive ...