The simulation of deformation processes has become an important tool for the current process optimization. It can be supported significantly by modern optical measuring methods based on digital image processing providing full-field information of 3D surface geometry, deformation and strain behavior of components under load or formed sheet metal parts. These optical systems have become important tools in industrial product development cycles and in the last years and together with the finite element analysis they have significant potential for quality improvement and optimization of development time for products and production. As part of complex process chains smooth interfaces to conventional CAD/CAM and numerical simulation systems are of particular importance. New products and production processes are designed and optimized with numerical simulation methods. Material parameters and component deformation behavior have a significant influence on the accuracy of simulation calculations and their reliability. ARAMIS and ARGUS are used for the validation of numerical simulations by calculating the differences between experimental measurement and FE data. The GOM Software allows the import, 3D registration and mapping of FEA results against measurement results. A simple, fast and direct comparison of FEA data is supported by importing FEA result datasets, including ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, PAM-STAMP, AutoForm, ASCII, ... | 
