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 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.

• 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.)
• Copy this file to your legacy computer.
• Open in Rhino 5.

If you require access to your Rhino 6 after you have upgraded, you will need to licence your Rhino 6 with the 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, However, you can not run Rhino 6 on one computer, while running Rhino 7 on another.