Abstract: To solve a problem of functionality of components manufactured with a computer-aided design tool, a provision is made to transcode a shape (2) of the component computed by a finite element calculation and determine compatibility (6) through the use of computer-aided design software. An envelope of the shape of the component and of a deformed shape of the component is thereafter effected through a Boolean union. This Boolean union shape is compared with an available space (8) supposed to accommodate the component. The component is declared acceptable if this comparison is satisfactory.