I'll confess I've never used the hierarchy method of figure creation, call me a masochist but I enjoy the process of adding bones manually... probably would of saved me a lot of gaaaaahggg! moments with this guy...

an old figure of mine, materials need to be updated to SSS so these renders are rather primitive by current standards. Something I'm planning on getting around to, amongst a bunch of other more contemporary improvements. Anyway its 123 bones, EasyPose, and IK tentacles set up manually. 150 some odd morphs and a various ERC controls. I made this about 7 years ago I guess, I think I can create a vastly superior version now as my knowledge and sculpting/texturing skills have improved along with tech advancements, on my to do list. Still many of the old Poser utilities and methods are indispensable, irreplaceable really. Sadly many are no longer available for new users to utilize, only usable by those who were fortunate enough to get their hands on them back in the day. Not to say I don't think some of the newer Content Tools and methods aren't a godsend.

Just being conversational, as I think some of your work is pretty far out, no impetus to reply...