Forte Software Ideas

Why is the trib width field at the top of the Loads screen for wall columns rather than down below with other info? It is really easy to forget to fill out this field since it sits above the Eccentricity area, and not with the actual loading crite...

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 ...

Rather than having to create individual runs for each level in a building for bearing wall design, it would be awesome to input your loads and tributary length for each level to output a stud design for each level. This would help make the design ...

It is not immediately apparent to plan reviewers that all of the ASCE 7 load combinations (including special seismic combinations) have been taken into account by the software when only the critical (controlling) load combinations are shown on the...

It would be useful to list the reference design values and adjustment factors used in member design in the final report.

Having a location on the Job Tree that shows a list of recently deleted members or a place to archive members would be useful especially if changes in the project required reverting to older members previously designed but removed or unused. We co...

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...

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...

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