Forte Software Ideas

I like the ease of adding a member in Forte like a basement beam by adding in each of the spans for one continuous member. But it would be nice if there was a check box somewhere that allowed one beam size but split over the supports as that does ...

It would be great if the fields displayed on the Job Summary could be chosen.. That way each designer could choose what is most important for them to see, with fields like; Max Amounts and Resulting Percentage for each design result ( Member React...

Requesting/suggesting to add the design of the Collar Tie beam via link to the already designed rafters

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...

Add a place to put notes for the Level. For example, if I am making a Level for 2nd floor, I'll put in general notes like running the floor at 18psf DL because I don't know if tile will be used. A place to put a note to jog my memory

Forte has 1 graphic for a flat roof joist, and another for non-flat, so a 1/2":12' is the same as an 8":12". A third graphic that shows a steeper roof slope would be appreciated, even if it's not to scale as a visual reminder to help confirm eleme...

Sometimes we need to sister on a new piece to an existing joist to beef it up

We keep all the calc's for a master plan in one folder but when we need lot specific beam packages it would be nice to be able to delete multiple members for option that do not apply.

Steel isn't restricted to floors in real life. So why is it in Forte?

I can't even design a select structural floor joist in commodity lumber? Inconceivable!