Forte Software Ideas

I'm coming across to use your website a lot on a job site. It will be a much faster axis through a direct app then searching it on the web. When searching on the web through a mobile device it is a bit complicated to use it it's different than on ...

Hi, it would be great if you could add a feature to your software that allows copying all members from one level to another

A lot of the older residences that we work on use true sized dimensional lumber such as an old growth 2x8 is actually 2" by 8". When checking if the spans would be sufficient, we typically would select an SPF 2x8 to be conservative but it would be...

When copying members, it will send the copied member to the bottom of the list of whatever level your working on. I think it would be easier to have the copied member directly below the original member. When the level has a lot of members, it gets...

I have a number of framing members designed in ForteWEB, which is great! Each one of these members has an associated reaction, also great! Now, all of the designed members need to be supported by foundation elements (Foundation design not supporte...

We should be able to also select certain supports from a drop down menu or something where a load starts/ends, instead of always manually entering the distance all the time. This should be the case for each load type.

I typically make a copy of some members to test different loading scenarios but sometimes your moving quick or there is a lag on the server where loads get accidentally deleted. Having an Undo/Redo option for changes in loads or changes in spans w...

Hi I believe that 2 updates to the member graphics would be a grate help. Show each load individually boxed or colored differently, which demonstrates a clear picture of the various loads compared one to another. Point load placed close to beginni...

For cases where the main floor member is not a product ForteWEB sizes for, in many cases open web wood joists, it would be nice to able to model a "non-physical member" just to be able to use the load transfer to the carrying member. I'm a huge fa...

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