Abstract: A method and a computer programme product for virtually inspecting an actual produced part, comprising providing an ideal Finite Element (FE)-mesh corresponding to an ideal produced part, said ideal produced part comprising two or more mounting places, by measuring the actual produced part, generating a numerical representation of the actual produced part, generating an actual FE-mesh by modifying the ideal FE-mesh such that the shape of the ideal FE-mesh adapts to the numerical representation of the actual produced part, and performing an FE-analysis, by forcing the actual FE-mesh into position by constraining the mounting places of the actual FE-mesh, and determining a deformation of the actual FE mesh resulting from its constraint.

Abstract: A method for generating a simulation-model corresponding to an actual produced part, comprising based on a target Computer Aided Design (CAD)-model, producing an actual produced part, providing a target simulation-model corresponding to the target Computer Aided Design (CAD)-model, based on a measurement of the actual produced part, generating a numerical representation of the actual produced part, generating an actual simulation-model by modifying the target simulation-model such that the shape of the target simulation-model adapts to the numerical representation of the actual produced part.

Abstract: A method for designing a die surface of a die, comprising generating a workpiece simulation-model corresponding to the workpiece, generating a target simulation-model corresponding to a target formed part, determining an initial die surface, which an initial numerical simulation predicts as forming the workpiece simulation-model into the target simulation-model, determining residual stresses resulting from forming the workpiece simulation-model into the target simulation-model, forming the workpiece into an actual formed part, generating a numerical representation of the actual formed part, generating an actual simulation-model, based on the residual stresses, matching the actual simulation-model and the target simulation-model, based on deviations between the matched target simulation-model and actual simulation-model, modifying the initial numerical simulation to provide a modified numerical simulation, and determining a corrected die surface, which the modified numerical simulation predicts as forming the