Method for producing a representation of an object (16, 109) by means of a particle beam, wherein the particle beam is made available by a particle beam device (1, 100) in the form of an electron beam device and/or an ion beam device, having at least one first particle beam column (101, 102) and at least one second particle beam column (101, 102), wherein the first particle beam column (101, 102) has a first beam generator (2, 104, 112) for generating a first particle beam, a first objective lens (11, 108, 115) for focusing the first particle beam onto the object (16, 109) and a first control unit, wherein the second particle beam column (101, 102) has a second beam generator (2, 104, 112) for generating a second particle beam, a second objective lens (11, 108, 115) for focusing the second particle beam onto the object (16, 109), and a third control unit, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - defining at least one first raster area on the object (16, 109) using the first control unit, wherein the first raster area has at least one first raster point (19 to 50), at least one second raster point (19 to 50) and at least one third raster point (19 to 50), - defining a first raster pattern using the first control unit, wherein the first raster pattern defines guidance of the particle beam through the first raster area, - defining a second raster area on the object (16, 109) and defining a second raster pattern using the third control unit, - generating the first particle beam, - passing the first particle beam to a start point, which is defined by one of the following raster points: the first raster point (19 to 50), the second raster point (19 to 50) or the third raster point (19 to 50), - guiding the first particle beam from the start point over the first raster area in accordance with the first raster pattern, wherein the first particle beam is guided to the first raster point (19 to 50) at a first time, to the second raster point (19 to 50) at a second time, and to the third raster point (19 to 50) at a third time, - detecting interaction particles and/or interaction radiation, wherein the interaction particles and/or the interaction radiation are or is created by interaction of the first particle beam with the object (16, 109), wherein the first time, the second time and the third time are chosen such that a first time interval, which is defined by a first difference between the first time and the second time, and a second time interval, which is defined by a second difference between the first time and the third time, are different. - defining at least one first raster area on the object (16, 109) using the first control unit, wherein the first raster area has at least one first raster point (19 to 50), at least one second raster point (19 to 50) and at least one third raster point (19 to 50), - defining a first raster pattern using the first control unit, wherein the first raster pattern defines guidance of the particle beam through the first raster area, - defining a second raster area on the object (16, 109) and defining a second raster pattern using the third control unit, - generating the first particle beam, - passing the first particle beam to a start point, which is defined by one of the following raster points: the first raster point (19 to 50), the second raster point (19 to 50) or the third raster point (19 to 50), - guiding the first particle beam from the start point over the first raster area in accordance with the first raster pattern, wherein the first particle beam is guided to the first raster point (19 to 50) at a first time, to the second raster point (19 to 50) at a second time, and to the third raster point (19 to 50) at a third time, - detecting interaction particles and/or interaction radiation, wherein the interaction particles and/or the interaction radiation are or is created by interaction of the first particle beam with the object (16, 109), wherein the first time, the second time and the third time are chosen such that a first time interval, which is defined by a first difference between the first time and the second time, and a second time interval, which is defined by a second difference between the first time and the third time, are different.