support of removable components in a tooth model manufactured by means of a cam. the present invention relates to a computer implemented method of generating a virtual model of a set of teeth for the manufacture of a physical model of the set of teeth that is shown, the method comprising: - the provision of a virtual model of the set of teeth (402), the model comprising a gingival part (401) and a tooth configured to be part of a removable component (405) in the model; - the generation of a cavity (407) in said gingival part, said cavity comprising a cavity wall, in which cavity said removable component fits, so that an interface between the removable component (405) and the cavity wall (407) is defined, where the removable component (405) in the cavity (407) is configured to provide a space in said interface; and - the provision of means (409) for support and positioning of the removable component (405) in the cavity (407), where the means for support and positioning are generated in one of said removable component and said cavity wall, so that the means (409) for support and positioning extends through said space between said removable component (405) and said cavity wall; - in which the contact area between the removable component (405) and the cavity wall at said interface is controlled by the shape of the adjacent surfaces of the means (409) for support and positioning and the other between the removable component (405) and the cavity wall.suporte de componentes removíveis em um modelo de dente fabricado por meio de um cam. a presente invenção refere-se a um método implementado em computador de geração de um modelo virtual de um conjunto de dentes para a fabricação de um modelo físico do conjunto de dentes que é mostrado, o método compreendendo: - a provisão de um modelo virtual do conjunto de dentes (402), o modelo compreendendo uma parte gengival (401) e um dente configurado para ser parte de um componente removível (405) no modelo; - a geração de uma cavidad