Method for joining components and component composite

A method for joining a first component to a second component, the method comprising the acts of:

• a first step of providing the first component with a first joining part receiving section;
• after the first step, a second step of creating a joining part on and/or in the first joining part receiving section using a generative manufacturing method that deposits material in layers, wherein the joining part comprises an orienting aid which facilitates a relative orienting of the first component with the second component;
• after the second step, a third step of providing the second component with a second joining part receiving section;
• after the third step, a fourth step of creating an additional region of the joining part in the second joining part receiving section using the generative manufacturing method that deposits material in layers;
• and
• after the fourth step, a fifth step of connecting the joining part on and/or in the first joining part receiving section to the second joining part receiving section at the additional region in the second joining part, wherein
• the generative manufacturing method that deposits material in layers is one of a 3D printing process, a laser sintering process, a metal spray process, a selective laser melting process, a soldering process or a thixoforming process.