Forte Software Ideas

Engineered lumber (LVL etc) and store lumber are limited in length, but structures can be much longer. Forte can span multiple supports with one beam, so beams are calculated for the longest single member (which may be multiple plies) and used rep...

It would be very helpful to have the hanger information / bearing condition included in the summary to make it easy to transfer information to construction drawings.

With the increasing number of Latino framers in our region we are finding the language barrier to be more of an issue. It would help to be able to print our Job packs in Spanish as well as English.

Report tab looks good, however, on the printout, none of the grids align and there is a lot of wasted space. Additionally, why is 8.5" x 11" the standard printout size in a world of PDFs we should have different sizes

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...

Hello, It will be nice to have a check mark on a member's report screen that will allow us to print the member and the detail page together. For example, an option would say "Print with details". Thank you.

When a beam isn't working, knowing all the design stresses and beam properties would make that easier to work through options. Being able to see E, I, and Fb would be really helpful. I can back it out or calculate but it would be faster if just st...

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...

It would be helpful if Tapered PSF loading were available in your loading options for floor and roof joists. Tapered PLF is good, but tapered PSF would make joist spacing more flexible.