Hi BendingGrass

In Poser 7, I use a function called "Collections". As the name implies this is a system for doing exactly what you described in your post. If you look in your runtime folder and open Library, you will see the collections folder.

In Poser, the collection system works off of the same tab as your library display (on the right of the screen). If you open say a specific pose, and right click on that pose, the system will ask you to "Add to a Collection" If you select that you can save a copy of that pose in a collection folder.

If you click on the Collections tab at the top, you will see a new library display with you one pose in it. OK it works, how to make it productive?

If you go back to your Poser runtime folder, go into Library, and open the Collection folder, you will see your lone pose. Here you can structure the folders you want. Let's say you create a folder called "V4". Inside that folder you can create other folders, such as V4 Characters, V4 Poses, V4 Clothing, etc., Etc.

Now you'll notice that the single pose you transfered to the collections folder is a short-cut, not the actual file. That's fine, that short-cut is simply pointing the program to go to the regurlar pose folder and use that pose, so in the program you can add figures, clothing, hair, etc from your structured collections folder, and not have to go searching in the regular library for your V4 specific items.

Here's  the catch, for me I like to have all of my poses in my "Collections V4 Poses" folder. However, if you are dealing with dozens and dozens (even hundreds of pose files (or any other type of file; Hair, Clothing, etc.), transfering one file at a time is a pain and very time consuming. However, there is a way to do it in mass right in the runtime folder.

Again, go to your runtime folder, go to your collections folder (with the folder structure described above), Now, open a second explore window and navigate to your runtime, pose folder. Open the group of poses you wish to put into your collections (or other stuff, props, clothing, etc.). Select all of the poses you want to transfer and right click on the selected group and select "Copy"

Now this is VERY IMPORTANT... DO NOT DRAG AND DROP THE FILES TO YOUR COLLECTIONS FOLDERS, YOU MUST PLACE A COPY OF THOSE FILES IN YOUR COLLECTION FOLDERS, BUT LEAVE THE ORIGINAL FILES IN PLACE IN THEIR NORMAL RUNTIME LIBRARY FOLDERS.

So, copy what you want to transfer, and then click over on your collection folder, right click, and paste. Now your collection folder has a copy of your V4 poses in collections.

I know what you're asking; when you transfer a file to collections one at a time inside poser, it sends a short-cut to the collections folder. In this other way of doing it, you are actually sending a real live copy of the file(s) into the collection folders. Doesn't matter, the system works with either, so you can pre-set a folder structure in collections, and them transfer the files you want in mass, rather than one at a time.  Just remember the warning above!

Now you can go into poser, choose collections, and there is your V4 folder, with sub-folders for Charters, Hair, Poses, etc, with out all of the searching through the regular library.

Hope this helps