Forte Software Ideas

It would be nice to be able to distinguish each load at a glance just by shading each type with a color. maybe shades of green for different roof loads, different shades of yellow for ceiling, different blues for different wall loads, etc. It woul...

When designing wall columns the only lateral connector option for Mitek is the AC3 but I would like to have more options such as MP5, MP7 or MPA1. If I use Simpson I usually get 3 options. Not sure why only one option appears for Mitek

wall:stud design currently divulges this footnote.... "A bearing area factor of 1.25 has been applied to base plate bearing capacity." I think at least some engineers would appreciate an option of shutting that off, and use 1.0. Alternately, anoth...

then we can just use the keypad.

Similar to the Damage Report Tool, could we add a button that would email the user's current file to the software@wy.com email address?

I'd like to see you add a "wood ledger" design module. Maybe for either a ledger attached to a wood stud wall or masonry wall. I find a wood ledger is a critical element for deck designs but also for balloon framed structures. I would be very usef...

First, Forte is awesome & a real help in structural design!, but one thing I keep bumping into is the Flitch Beam design option which you've mentioned years ago that it's being planned & I believe it might be in the late stages but so far ...

For example, you model a lintel for a typical floor throughout a multistorey building. This lintel is consistent down to the main floor, where it hits a transfer beam. Instead of linking the load X amount of times, you could just specify how many ...

Forte provides for most common Steel beam sizes. But I deal with both loads on existing structures & needing beams beyond those now in Forte: 5", 6", & 7" I-beams HSS square & rectangular Existing A36 beams, particularly during remodels

Been getting a few questions from users asking about whether there is a full detail report for vertical members. Decided to add this on their behalf.