Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are more widely used in aeronautics and astronautics industries, the machinability of the material has attracted many researches. The precise prediction of the force behavior and the cutting temperature in the cutting process is the base of the verification for the accuracy of the finite element model (FEM) and an important method for understanding and optimizing the process. Therefore, the review of modeling and prediction of force and thermal characteristics is helpful for researchers to master the cutting process and provide some reference. This article mainly introduces the modeling methods and process of material constitutive and damage failure models, and summarizes the prediction results of force and thermal properties of different models in orthogonal cutting, drilling and milling processes. Finally, the conclusion of the current finite element force and thermal simulation prediction models are summarized, and the existing problems and the direction of further exploration in this field are pointed out.