Method for generating a simulation-model

1. A method for generating a simulation-model corresponding to an actual produced part, the method comprising:

producing an actual produced part based on a target Computer Aided Design (CAD)-model;

providing a target simulation-model corresponding to the target Computer Aided Design (CAD)-model;

generating a numerical representation of the actual produced part based on a measurement of the actual produced part; and

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.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein generating the numerical representation of the actual produced part comprises adding, removing, or reversing effects of gravity which the actual produced part is exposed to during the measurement.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the numerical representation of the actual produced part is a three-dimensional point cloud or a three-dimensional model based on a point cloud.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein generating the actual simulation-model comprises:

matching the target simulation-model with the numerical representation of the actual produced part by minimising deviations between the target simulation-model and the numerical representation of the actual produced part.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein minimising the deviations is based on the least squares method.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target simulation-model is a Finite Element (FE)-mesh comprising a set of vertices, and wherein generating the actual simulation-model comprises:

fitting the vertices of the target simulation-model such that every vertex lays within the numerical representation of the actual produced part.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein generating the actual simulation-model comprises:

fitting the target simulation-model such that it becomes congruent with the numerical representation of the actual produced part.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein generating the actual simulation-model comprises smoothing the fitted target simulation-model based on interpolations.

9. A computer programme product with programme code being stored on a machine readable medium, the programme code being configured to execute a method comprising:

providing a target simulation-model corresponding to a target Computer Aided Design (CAD)-model;

providing a numerical representation of the actual produced part based on a measurement of an actual produced part, wherein the actual produced part is produced based on the target CAD-model; and

generating an actual simulation-model corresponding to the actual produced part 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.

10. The computer programme product according to claim 9 , further comprising:

generating the target CAD-model corresponding to the target produced part.

11. The computer programme product according to claim 9 , wherein the numerical representation of the actual produced part is a three-dimensional point cloud or a three-dimensional model based on a point cloud.

12. The computer programme product according to claim 9 , wherein generating the actual simulation-model comprises:

matching the target simulation-model with the numerical representation of the actual produced part by minimising deviations between the target simulation-model and the numerical representation of the actual produced part.

13. The computer programme product according to claim 9 , wherein minimizing the deviations is based on the least squares method.

14. The computer programme product according to claim 9 , wherein the target simulation-model is a Finite Element (FE)-mesh comprising a set of vertices, and

wherein generating the actual simulation-model comprises fitting the vertices of the target simulation-model such that every vertex lays within the numerical representation of the actual produced part.

15. The computer programme product according to claim 9 , wherein generating the actual simulation-model comprises at least one of:

fitting the target simulation-model such that it becomes congruent with the numerical representation of the actual produced part, and

smoothing the fitted target simulation-model based on interpolations.