Rhino 8: Display Lines in Parallels

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Hi all,

I was just testing Rhino 8 to see if it would install and run on Parallels on my Mac M1. While it did install and boot up just fine, I am getting a funny display without any lines/edges of any sort? No matter what display mode I use, no lines are ever displayed for some reason? Surfaces themselves will show, but not their edges?

FWIW: Rhino 7 will run and display things just fine in Parallels. No issue there. Seems to be just with Rhino 8.

I know its not supported, but I just wonder if anyone else tried installing RH8 in Parallels yet? If anyone has any suggestions that would be much appreciated! Maybe its a setting I need to turn on/off someplace?

best,
@ed.p.may

Environment:

  • Macbook 2021, Apple M1 Max
  • macOS 13.6.1 (Ventura)
  • Parallels Desktop for Mac 19.1.1 (54734)
  • Windows 11 Home v 21H2 (22000.2538)
  • Rhino Version 8 (8.1.23325.13001, 2023-11-21)
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Same issue. I have a M1 Max 16" MacBook Pro 64 gb. Running Sonoma 14.1. I can see the lines in Mac Rhino, but can not see them in Parallel. I assume a graphics card or driver issue. Is there an update in progress?

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No, no update in progress, as Parallels is not supported. As the Mac Rhino and Windows Rhino interfaces get closer and closer, I expect there will be little if any effort made to have this work.

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I forgot to add that in Rhino 7, lines appear normally in parallels…

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Parallels is not supported. If it works, fine. If it doesn’t, well…
-wim