[4] Mecway imports STEP files and meshes generated by Netgen and Gmsh and DXF.
[7][8][4] The procedure to build a model involves selecting global properties such as "dynamic response axisymmetric", importing or creating the geometry, defining one or more components and material properties for each, applying loads and constraints, and finally solving.
[12] For a thin shell wall in pure bending, Mecway's deflection and stress were found to have 2% and 6% deviation from the reference solution respectively, compared to 0.02% and 0.2% for ANSYS.
[17][18] For an axisymmetric pressure vessel, the axial stress reported by Mecway had 0.2% deviation from the reference solution, compared to 0.03% for ANSYS.
[19][20] For a thick-walled spherical pressure vessel, Mecway's radial and hoop stress at the internal surface were both found to have 1% deviation from the reference solution, compared to 0.05-0.1% for ANSYS.