Forte Software Ideas

Can the first page be changed to create a schedule including the member size, required trimmer studs, and hangers so engineers can simply cut and paste the schedule and add to framing plans? Something like the attached. Currently we have to create...

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...

ForteWeb is not showing the correct hanger or even hanger maufacturer for members exported out of mitek's sapphire. This means the hangers on the calc are incorrect and do not match the layout. The hanger shown in Forteweb calc may even require we...

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

Provide option to manually save files instead of the program automatically saving after every change. If this is not possible, provide an undo command.

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 would like to request that the design parameters of Forte for cantilevers be restricted to a maximum of ½ of member back span. Forte is currently available for anyone that wishes to download it in our market. We are concerned that someone with l...

You can select multiple job files in File Manager and you move multiple files but you cannot DOWNLOAD multiple files. Would be helpful for moving files between users who do not use Teams. Also helpful for user's who's email has been compromised an...

I occasionally design timber frame structures and would like to have larger dimensional size options in the program. usually no larger than 8 x, however, occasionally I look at 10 x width and depths up to around 24" max. Can your database be expan...