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SAKI Motion Path
A plug-in for Rhinoceros 8 that connects CAD, CAM and a digital twin for multi-axis machining.
Rhinoceros 8 is required.
From design to verification, around your CAD data
Starting from CAD data, SMP covers design review, prototyping, production, G-code generation and verification of machine motion. A 2.5-axis pocket and simultaneous 6-axis buffing use the same operations to generate G-code and run the simulation.
It suits products and parts with many 3D curved surfaces, such as eyewear frames, car bodies and home appliances, and machines that do milling, buff polishing, adhesive dispensing or painting.
It is not limited to dedicated machines; general-purpose machine tools and robots can be used too.
CAD, CAM and digital twin
CAD
Use your Rhinoceros 8 3D surface data directly as the source for machining.
CAM
Create toolpaths and generate G-code for your machine. A 2.5-axis pocket and simultaneous 6-axis buffing use the same operations.
Digital twin
Verify the machine's motion on the computer before running the real machine.
Supported
- Axes
- 4- and 5-axis dedicated machines, up to 9 axes
- Machines
- Dedicated machines, general-purpose machine tools, robots
- Work
- Milling, buff polishing, adhesive dispensing, painting
- Inspection
- AI inspection with cameras and contact sensors (see the videos). Includes a function to provide CG-generated images for AI training.
- Materials, parts
- Acetate eyewear frames, wood and more. Products and parts with many 3D curved surfaces
- Form
- Plug-in for Rhinoceros 8
- Requirements
- Windows 11
Depending on the number of axes and the machining, more memory and CPU power may be needed. We recommend an expandable workstation.
Watch the videos
CAD/CAM screens and machine motion, on YouTube.
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6-axis robot: surface camera inspection -
6-axis CNC: buff polishing -
5-axis CNC: machining with ATC and APC
Where it is used
- Eyewear framesSmooth cutting of free-form surfaces in any direction, for mass production of acetate frames.Read more
- Wood and resin productsMachine a part from the best directions in a single setup, for wood, resin and other materials.Read more
- Robot programsProgram robots for polishing, grinding, adhesive dispensing, painting and AI inspection, with the same operations as CNC.Read more
Manuals and trial
The manuals and the 30-day trial version are available on the download page.
- SAKI Motion Path CAM manual (PDF)
- SAKI Motion Path SIM manual (PDF)
- SAKI Motion Path (SMP) installer
Customer names, what customers machine and their shop floors are not published, out of respect for our customers.
Tell us what you want to machine
We will quote according to the features you need and the sample machining involved.