The invention relates to a 
virtual machine tool for representing operations of 
machining units of the 
machine tool, especially operations during 
machining of a workpiece according to a CNC 
machining program 
package, using at least one first 
visualization unit, in the form of operations of 
virtual machining units. Said 
virtual machine tool comprises an operation control which has at least one first 
data processing unit that determines control commands for operations of the 
virtual machining units, using a control program 
processing CNC sets of the CNC machining program 
package, a visualizationcontrol comprising at least one second 
data processing unit that represents operations of the 
virtual machining units on the first 
visualization unit, using a 
visualization program and 
geometric configuration data of a stored 
machine model and the control commands determined by the operation control, and an operator control comprising a third 
data processing unit that operates the operation control, using an operator control program. The aim of the invention is to improve the 
virtual machine tool in such manner that the 
simulation of the machining of a virtual workpiece comes as close as possible to reality. The 
virtual machine tool according to the invention comprises a tool modeling 
system which allows the generation of tool configuration data for at least one virtual tool, using tool data and a tool model, and the supply thereof to the visualization program.