The Toddler DOES NOT work properly in Poser 8.

And that means that the announced "Ageing up from 4 to 8" feature using scaling "Morphforms" won't work too.

So, unless you want to stick to that default stubby legged dwarf body that DAZ thinks is correct for a 4yrs old human child, that mesh is USELESS in Poser.

You can't even scale it up manually after unhiding the scale dials (Which are STILL hidden by default) because the basic rigging is so messed up.

My impressions so far:

1. Crucical features like scaling don't work In Poser.
2. Default body very primitive looking.
3. Head way too large for a 4yrs old
4. Face morph looks too old for a 4yrs old
5. Thigh and buttock deform very badly
6. Chest creases when bent forwards.
7. Shoulders very badly rigged. Way to broad, too.

So apart from some "cutesy" new face morphs and better expression, we are actually even worse off than before.

Scaling is always a BAD idea to incorporate in a morph, but as shown by Apollo and others, it CAN work quite well in Poser if the figure is PROPERLY RIGGED.

Sorry DAZ, but these Kids deserve an "F".

I only hope the Poser users will let the merchants know what they think of non-working figures, and don't fall for DAZ' usual spin that "Everything's fine but sadly Poser is broken".

What Poser users NEED instead of "one size fits all" "versatility" Morphforming is a baby, a toddler/preschooler, a gradeschooler/preteen and a teen figure, all with their own dedicated rigging.
(It would still be easy enough to convert clothing between them with joint injection poses)

Obviously DAZ is unwilling to deliver, so hopefully someone else will.

But this will only happen if Poser users make it clear that they won't accept excuses anymore.

If DAZ wants to keep seelling their stuff to Poser users, they better make sure that it actually works in Poser.

Even if that means offering a mesh with multiple rigs.

Or just be honest enough and admit that you won't support Poser anymore.

But you can't have your cake and eat it, too.