Mecway - Finite Element Analysis

Mecway is a comprehensive user friendly finite element analysis package for Windows with a focus on mechanical and thermal simulation such as stress analysis, vibration and heat flow. It is inexpensive and has an intuitive graphical interface for easy mesh creation and display of solutions.

Powerful

Dynamic, static, thermal, buckling, acoustic, etc.
Full nonlinear capability though seamless integration with the included CalculiX solver
Wide range of element, load and material types
Both manual and automatic meshing tools
Up to 1,000,000 nodes
CAD associativity

Easy

Very quick learning curve
Instant feedback on errors as you work
Modern Windows interface
Visualize your models both graphically and in an outline tree
Units aware

Accurate

Verification examples with hand calculations
30 years of development history

Angled screenshot

A deformed view of a bellcrank with color contour plot

Two circular rings of waves on a plate

An deformed view of an I-beam with color contour plot

A deformed mesh of a wheel

A transformer with color contour plot

A circular truss structure

Simple Tutorial Videos

Importing and solving a CAD model

Creating and solving a beam with no external software.