Copying a string of bones in the Setup room (left-right symmetry): it's there. You'll have to create the left-hand series of bones yourself, but with the Figure->Symmetry command you can mirror all joint parameters between rigth hand and left hand bones. I know about this, but don’t count it as nearly the same, mainly because the mere creation of bones is fraught with peril. Each new bone is best followed by a new save to a new file and crashes occur with such frequency that manually duplicating a string can be an ordeal. I agree that Poser's interface could stand some improvement.

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