Springback amount evaluation method

The springback evaluation method pertaining to the present invention has: an intersecting plane setting step (S1) for setting, at predetermined intervals, a plurality of intersecting planes intersecting the shape of a press-molded article; a cross-sectional shape acquisition step (S3) for acquiring, for each of the set intersecting planes, the cross-sectional shape of the press-molded article; a cross-sectional shape direction acquisition step (S5) for acquiring the orientation of each of the cross-sectional shapes in each of the intersecting planes as the direction of the respective cross-sectional shape; and a springback amount evaluation step (S9) for evaluating the springback amount by comparing the direction of the cross-sectional shape relative the acquired standard shape and the post-mold-release shape in all the intersecting planes. The intersecting plane setting step (S1), the cross-sectional shape acquisition step (S3), and the cross-sectional shape direction acquisition step (S5) or a position specification point coordinates acquisition step (S7) are each performed for the standard shape and the post-mold-release shape of the press-molded article.