Can I upgrade to Rhino 6 but still use Rhino 5 for RhinoCam

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Hi all,
Background:
I am running Rhino 5 (edu) and would like to upgrade to Rhino 6 (edu). I frequently use the RhinoCam 2017 plugin which will not currently work on Rhino 6, as per a discussion I had with MecSoft.

They will be releasing a 2018 update, yet its release date is not confirmed and it appears it will be charged for as an upgrade.

Question:
So in the meantime, am I able to upgrade my Rhino 5 to Rhino 6, yet still keep a licensed copy of Rhino 5 which I can use to do my CAM work?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks
Alex

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Yes.
Installing V6 does not touch V5. V5 is left intact.

However, you will still own a single Rhino license.
That means that you can’t have Rhino 5 running on one computer and Rhino 6 running on another with a single license.

Make sense?

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Hello, I believe I have a related question, so i will post it here.

Buying a Rhino 6 License, allow me to install and use Rhino 5?

Kind of the same issue I need to use some plugins that currently haven’t released a Rhino 6 Version. so, Is it plausible to use Rhino 5 meanwhile they release the new plugin version, this is to avoid buying a Rhino 5 licence then upgrading to Rhino 6 few months later.

Best Regards!

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@daniel_acg
No. A Rhino 6 license key only works for Rhino 6 and the current WIP.
If you need to run V5 and don’t currently own a V5, you’ll need to buy one.

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Understood! Thank you for the quick response!

I really appreciate the new Version and all the improvements and features you did on it!!!

I’ll wait for the plugins to get released!

Best Regards!

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Great!! Thanks for the fast response…looks like I’ll be upgrading:+1:

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If you have active maintenance on your RhinoCAM, there won’t be an additional charge for the V6 version of RhinoCAM.

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And if you don’t have active maintenance, you should get it, because the tech support it comes with is worth every penny.

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Absolutely. When they say they are your “CAM Partner” they really live up to that.

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Similar comment; I owned a rhino 5 license and then bought a rhino 6 license. Upon doing so I deleted rhino 5 off my computer before realizing that rhino 6 only operating in bit 64; which has caused my laptop to crash. Am I able to re download Rhino 5?

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Hello - is your system 32 bit? If so, assuming you do not plan to upgrade to a 64 bit machine, you should return your V6 for a refund. You can download the V5 installer from

https://www.rhino3d.com/download

-Pascal

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My laptop is 64 bit, so I thought it would be okay, but it is a couple of years old and doesn’t seem to handle the program very well. Is requesting a refund just sending an email? And that won’t effect my rhino 5 license?

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If “a couple” is 2 years, than Rhino 6 shouldn’t be crashing your system.
If you are able to run Rhino 6 in safe mode, please run the Rhino SystemInfo command and paste the results here.

As for the refund, please directly contact your local reseller or sales@mcneel.com.