| Machine | Avail. | Details | Method | D | Materials | T |
| Bend | Now | Click | Bends sheet metal to an angle | 3D | Metal | N |
| Blanking | Now | Click | Custom punch cuts shape in one hit | 2D | Sheet metal | Y |
| Casting, Investment | Now | Click | Expendable pattern is surrounded by an investment compound and then baked so that the investment is hardened to form a mold | 3D | Metal | Y |
| Casting, Pressure Die | Now | Click | Molten metal forced into mold | 3D | Non-ferrous metals | Y |
| Casting, Sand | | Click | Molten metal poured into sand mold | 3D | Metal | Y |
| Counter boring (1) | Now | | Rotating tool enlarges upper portion of hole | NA | Hard | N |
| Countersinking (1) | Now | | Conical tool adds conical shape to top of hole | NA | Hard | N |
| Drawing | | Click | Sheet metal formed by successive stamping | 3D | Metal | Y |
| Drilling | Now | Click | Rotating cutter moves in one dimension | 1D | Hard | N |
| Electrochemical Machining | | Click | A shaped form erodes work piece by electro chemical reaction | 3D | Metal | N |
| Extrude | Now | Click | Molten material forced thru die | 2.5D | Plastic | Y |
| Fine blanking | | Click | Custom punch cuts shape in one hit using tooling that creates a precise shear edge | 2D | Metal | Y |
| Finishing | Now | Click | Various methods of treating surface of work piece | NA | Metal | N |
| Forging | Now | Click | Heated metal pressed into mold | 3D | Ductile metals | Y |
| Grinding, Surface | Now | | Abrasive wheel creates uniform flat surface | 2D | Metal | N |
| Glass Cutting | | | Hand tool scores glass (polygon shapes) | 2D | Glass | N |
| Honing (1) | Now | | Tool with rotating abrasive enlarges hole | NA | Metal | N |
| Knurling (1) | Now | | Textured tool presses coarse textured pattern (cylindrical shapes) | NA | Metal | N |
| Laser Cutting | Now | Click | Laser beam vaporizes cut path | 2D | Most | N |
| Mill | Now | Click | Rotating cutter moves in 3D | 3D | Hard | N |
| Molding, Compression (for rubber) | Now | Click | Heated rubber pressed into mold | 3D | Rubber | Y |
| Molding, Injection | Now | Click | Molten plastic forced into mold | 3D | Plastic | Y |
| Photochemical Milling | Now | Click | Chemical dissolves masked sheet | 2D | Metal | N |
| Plasma Cutting | Now | Click | Spark vaporizes cut path | 2D | Most | N |
| Plunge EDM | | | A metal probe is plunged into a metal work piece via electrical discharge | 3D | Metal | N |
| Rapid Prototype (FDM) | Now | Click | Fused plastic deposits in 3D space | 3D | ABS | N |
| Reaming (1) | Now | | Precision cutting tool creates accurate hole | 1D | Metal | N |
| Sawing (1) | Now | | Cutting blade cuts material in straight line | NA | Hard | N |
| Shearing (1) | Now | | Scissors-like action cuts material in straight line | NA | Most | N |
| Silk Screen | Now | Click | Ink is forced thru a mesh that holds a graphic pattern | 2D | Most | Y |
| Springs | | Click | Wire formed into helical shape | NA | Metal | N |
| Spur gears cutting | Now | Click | Cutting of plain 2D gears | 2D | Metal | N |
| Steel-Rule-Die Blanking | Now | Click | Steel knives embedded in wood base | 2D | Soft | Y |
| Thermoforming (Vacuum molding) | | Click | Heated thin sheet is formed onto mold | 3D | Plastic sheet | Y |
| Thermoforming die cutting | | Click | Separates molded parts from sheet | 3D | Plastic sheet | Y |
| Threading & Tapping | Now | Click | Threads holes and protrusions | 3D | Hard | N |
| Turret Punch | Now | Click | Successive punching of fixed shapes | 2D | Sheet metal | N |
| Turning (lathe) | Now | Click | Cutter applied to rotating material (concentric shapes) | 3D | Hard | N |
| Waterjet | Now | Click | High pressure water cuts sheet | 2D | Hard | N |
| Weld | Now | Click | Joins metal surfaces | 3D | Metal | N |
| Wire EDM | Now | Click | Charged wire erodes material | 2D | Metal | N |
| Wire forming | | Click | Wire formed into special shapes | NA | Metal | N |
| Machine | Avail | Details | Method | D | Materials | T |
