By taking the crankshaft machining for example, the design of broaches with indexable inserts for external rotary surfaces, including its working principle, design features and design of broach angles is introduced. 以曲轴加工为例,介绍了用于加工回转外表面的硬质合金可转位拉刀的工作原理、设计特点及拉刀角度的设计要点。