Hi,
Did Rhino 3D work previously on the older VM and host?
From what I've understood VMware Fusion 8 has DirectX 10 support which it will try to use first over DirectX 9. If due to some problem that DirectX 10 locks up your VM then you can go back to just DX9 support.
The way to do so would be by using the previous virtual hardware version.
With your guest OS shut down, go to Virtual Machine menu -> Settings -> Compatibility and set your virtual hardware version to 11 instead of 12.
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Wil