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 When you upgrade your legacy Rhino to a current version, the new version may not be support some of your plugins, add-ons, scripts, output devices like laser cutters and more. When you upgrade your legacy Rhino to a current version, the new version may not be support some of your plugins, add-ons, scripts, output devices like laser cutters and more.
  
-For example, users with older lasers that could print directly from **Rhino 5** on Windows 7, but however running the same **Rhino 5** on Windows 10 cannot. +For example, users with older laser cutters that could print to the device directly out of **Rhino 5** installed on Windows 7, found that the same **Rhino 5** installed Windows 10 could not do this. 
  
 +For **Rhino 7** or later, you will need a new computer that runs Windows 10 or later for optimum performance.  
 +
 +//While the older **Rhino 4 or 5** software will not run well on your new computer, your newer **Rhino 7** or later software will also not run well on your older hardware. This is why you need to keep both computers.//
 ===== Solution:===== ===== Solution:=====
 ==== Rhino 5 ==== ==== Rhino 5 ====
-  * Keep **Rhino 5** on your old computer.   +  - Keep **Rhino 5** on your old computer.   
-  * From **Rhino 7**, use the **SaveAs** command to save your files in the // Rhino 5 3DM file// format. (To access the **SaveAs** command on the Mac, go up to **File** menu and hold down the Options key.) +  - From **Rhino 7**, use the **SaveAs** command to save your files in the // Rhino 5 3DM file// format. //(To access the **SaveAs** command on the Mac, go up to **File** menu and hold down the Options key.)// 
-  * Copy this file to your legacy computer. +  - Copy this file to your legacy computer. 
-  * Open in **Rhino 5**.+  - Open in **Rhino 5**.
  
-For Rhino 7 of later, you will need a new computer that runs Windows 10 or later for optimum performance.   
- 
-//While the older Rhino 4 or 5 software will not run well on your new computer, your newer Rhino 7 or later software will also not run well on your older computer. This is why you need to keep both computers.// 
  
 ==== Rhino 6 ==== ==== Rhino 6 ====
-If you require access to your **Rhino 6** after you have upgraded, you will need to licence your **Rhino 6** with the [[https://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/home/cloud-zoo|CloudZoo]] method. You will be able to continue using **Rhino 6**, even after you have upgrade to a **Rhino 7** or later.+If you require access to your **Rhino 6** after you have upgraded, you will need to licence your **Rhino 6** with the [[https://wiki.mcneel.com/zoo/home/cloud-zoo|CloudZoo]] method. You will then be able to continue using **Rhino 6**, even after you have upgrade to a **Rhino 7** or later.
  
 //Note:// You will be allowed to run both on the same computer,  //Note:// You will be allowed to run both on the same computer, 
 However, you can not run **Rhino 6** on one computer, while running **Rhino 7** on another. However, you can not run **Rhino 6** on one computer, while running **Rhino 7** on another.
 +
 +  - Keep **Rhino 6** installed on your computer.
 +  - From **Rhino 7**, use the **SaveAs** command to save your files in the //Rhino 6 3DM file// format. //(To access the SaveAs command on the Mac, go up to File menu and hold down the Options key.)//
 +  - Copy the 3DM file to your legacy computer, if required.
 +  - Open 3DM in **Rhino 6**.
rhino/legacy_rhino.1606945095.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/12/02 by maryfugier

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