Forte Software Ideas

Ease of use for people to navigate the application

Would like to be able to design 14" (or larger) PSL for wall columns in tall wall conditions with a brittle finish such as stone.

As the number of files and folders grow, locating specific items can get increasingly difficult if it wasn't recent and in sub folders. The search helps, but in addition to being able to open files, it would be helpful if you also had the option t...

The red back button in Materials Manager currently scrolls when the list is long and browser window small. Suggest the back button be sticky and always visible.

When I transfer loads from joists (which are necessarily repetitive members with a spacing) please default to " Uniform (PLF)". I don't understand why I would ever use the other two options(??) Maybe the help should explain this better. Also defau...

I was thrilled you folks have decided to add steel beams as a material. I am a wood technologist and a professional engineer, asnd I will gladly say I appreciate the steel options because I often would analyse a steel beam as an LVL beam and then ...

Thanks for adding steel beam design capability. This is convenient for the occasional steel member on a project with lots of ELP members! It appears the steel beam limits bearing based on wood bearing capacity even if a steel column is selected. C...

Love the steel beam feature. However, many of the steel shapes we would typically use in 4-5 story wood buildings are larger than the selection available (i.e. W18x106, or W21x101). Additionally, it may be better to not allow the user to proceed t...

On Drop beams ridge and valley when adding dead loads it includes the actual dead load based on the slope of the member. On the Roof Joist it doesn't have that information. Please add that to the roof joist for clarity.