Yes, I've been going through that PDF for some time now while using the demo. It's from the online doc. I do find having the PDF much easier to work with for me. That and the Modo/Messiah tutorial was how I managed to rig V4 so soon.

I never even thought about the similarities to Poser. But it's true. It is just a steroid induced version of Poser. Could be why I'm not struggling with the learning curve.