Imaging system for generating a stereoscopic representation of a target object, having an acquisition device (3, 4, 15) and a data processing device, wherein - the acquisition device (3, 4, 15) is configured - to acquire an optical camera image of an optically opaque part (10, 14) of the target object, and - to acquire, by means of a material-penetrating acquisition modality, a structure which is optically concealed by the opaque part (10, 14) in a recording direction of the camera image, and - the data processing device is configured - to automatically specify a common reference point which is depicted in the camera image and by the material-penetrating acquisition modality, - to automatically fix a stereoscopic depth location of the reference point at a predetermined value, - to automatically generate an overlay image on the basis of the acquired concealed structure, and - to automatically generate the stereoscopic representation from the camera image and the overlay image, and in this case to automatically fix a stereoscopic depth location of the camera image at the stereoscopic depth location of the reference point and, as a function thereof, to adjust a stereoscopic depth location of the overlay image in relation to the stereoscopic depth location of the reference point, such that in the stereoscopic representation the overlay image, at least at the reference point, appears in front of and/or behind the optically opaque part (10, 14) in the recording direction of the camera image in accordance with a corresponding real location in front of and/or behind the optically opaque part (10, 14). - the acquisition device (3, 4, 15) is configured - to acquire an optical camera image of an optically opaque part (10, 14) of the target object, and - to acquire, by means of a material-penetrating acquisition modality, a structure which is optically concealed by the opaque part (10, 14) in a recording direction of the camera image, and - to acquire an optical camera image of an optically opaque part (10, 14) of the target object, and - to acquire, by means of a material-penetrating acquisition modality, a structure which is optically concealed by the opaque part (10, 14) in a recording direction of the camera image, and - the data processing device is configured - to automatically specify a common reference point which is depicted in the camera image and by the material-penetrating acquisition modality, - to automatically fix a stereoscopic depth location of the reference point at a predetermined value, - to automatically generate an overlay image on the basis of the acquired concealed structure, and - to automatically generate the stereoscopic representation from the camera image and the overlay image, and in this case to automatically fix a stereoscopic depth location of the camera image at the stereoscopic depth location of the reference point and, as a function thereof, to adjust a stereoscopic depth location of the overlay image in relation to the stereoscopic depth location of the reference point, such that in the stereoscopic representation the overlay image, at least at the reference point, appears in front of and/or behind the optically opaque part (10, 14) in the recording direction of the camera image in accordance with a corresponding real location in front of and/or behind the optically opaque part (10, 14). - to automatically specify a common reference point which is depicted in the camera image and by the material-penetrating acquisition modality, - to automatically fix a stereoscopic depth location of the reference point at a predetermined value, - to automatically generate an overlay image on the basis of the acquired concealed structure, and - to automatically generate the stereoscopic representation from the camera image and the overlay image, and in this case to automatically fix a stereoscopic depth location of the camera image at the stereoscopic depth location of the reference point and, as a function thereof, to adjust a stereoscopic depth location of the overlay image in relation to the stereoscopic depth location of the reference point, such that in the stereoscopic representation the overlay image, at least at the reference point, appears in front of and/or behind the optically opaque part (10, 14) in the recording direction of the camera image in accordance with a corresponding real location in front of and/or behind the optically opaque part (10, 14).