Okay, resorted to an old trick to figure out a few issues and okay ... on track for "how to" legacy rig a long skirt item for V4 so the tutorial is a WIP :-) There is a free V4 starter dress mesh somewhere over on sharecg.com [not mine] and a great find for those wanting something to paint 3D models ... it's free too. It's called Sculptris. In the walk through project, we start with the dress mesh, take a look at Sculptris and 3D Coat ... Main modeler is of course Hexagon. Rigging being done in D/S4.6.