Modeling and simulation of metal deposition with focus on alleviating the work of the modeler is presented in this paper. The usage of dissimilar meshes for the base plate and the material to be deposited is investigated. The nodes that reside in the interface between the base plate and added material are connected with so called glued contact. The results are compared with previously published results from a model with identical geometry and process parameters. Measurements from the previous study are also included. The temperature results show very good agreement between the models and measurements. Observed deviations in deformation results between the reference simulations and the computed results are believed to originate from the element activation procedure in combination with the contact approach. Overall, the method is considered to have potential for facilitating the process of modeling and simulating metal deposition.