we use these lumber types in some of our horse barns and we have no way off getting a precise span for the joists without getting a structural Engineer involved
This would also be useful for older/historic homes on which I design renovations. Often walls are being removed, or strengthening is needed (added supports) and it would be useful to be able to analyze the existing members, then link the loads to design the new support beams (commodity, LVLs, or parallams) that Forte is so good at. Additionally, ability to enter a custom spacing would be helpful too. I often find these older framing members are at 20 or 22 inches on center.
On this note, you should be able to enter custom dimensions, to any random decimal inches, for the width and depth. Yes, this slightly complicates factor application and other calculations, but that is EXACTLY what a piece of software is supposed to help with.
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This would also be useful for older/historic homes on which I design renovations. Often walls are being removed, or strengthening is needed (added supports) and it would be useful to be able to analyze the existing members, then link the loads to design the new support beams (commodity, LVLs, or parallams) that Forte is so good at. Additionally, ability to enter a custom spacing would be helpful too. I often find these older framing members are at 20 or 22 inches on center.
On this note, you should be able to enter custom dimensions, to any random decimal inches, for the width and depth. Yes, this slightly complicates factor application and other calculations, but that is EXACTLY what a piece of software is supposed to help with.