Try this:

open your scene (pz3) in text editor

search for: 
defaultPick

and set it to ie:
defaultPick hip:1 <---- the number should be the same like you will see in the lines below started with: WELD

Maybe it will not solve your problem but it's worth trying.

edit:
if it's only the figure from library then edit cr2 file (for that figure) in text editor (since there is no pz3 - I didn't notice that at first in your post:)
and maybe it'll be better to set:

defaultPick waist:1
(not hip)