I'll just have to think about purchasing it again when poser13 comes out. Thank you for all your kind answers.

RobZhena posted at 8:56 AM Sun, 12 February 2023 - #4455724

I will never upgrade from Poser 11 because  use the disappeared DSON python plug-in every day. BUT I use Genesis 3 and 8 content in Poser all the time by exporting clothing, shoes, and hair from DS as obj’s that I import to Poser and fit and rig to native Poser figures. I posted a long tutorial in this board. 

Similar to this method, can G8 figures be extracted as OBJ and used as characters?

Richard60 posted at 10:06 AM Mon, 13 February 2023 - #4455759

You do know that you can have multiple versions of Poser installed and running on a system at the same time, don't you?  The only real constraint would be how fast and how much memory you have on that system.  I have run both Poser 9, 11 and 12 at the same time while working through issues with scenes etc.

Thanks for the answer, but I don't have a DSON importer, so using P11 doesn't seem to make sense.

RobZhena posted at 9:02 AM Sun, 12 February 2023 - #4455726

I just bumped that thread for you. 

thank you i will read 

hborre posted at 1:04 PM Thu, 9 February 2023 - #4455573

Nope, that will not work with P12.  DSON is completely broken with the Python upgrade.  The only alternative is creating the CR2 formats in DS, but there is no absolute guarantee that they will work properly in P12.  Most of my P12 imports rely on resaving the figures from P11 after DSON Importing.  That workflow works for me, I have fully functional models that way with their morphing capabilities.  I don't think anyone even bothers to jump through the hoops because I haven't seen any Poser/Genesis renders in the gallery.

So that means that only people who have purchased the DSON importer in the past can currently import genesis into the P11. Thank you for your reply..

hborre posted at 11:07 AM Thu, 9 February 2023 - #4455564

Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have Dimension3D's XL Library Manager and Semidieu's Shaderworks Library Manager2 installed on your system.  Go with the original freebie found here and follow the PDF tutorial.  No other software or plugins are needed except for DAZStudio.

I've been looking for the managers you mentioned, but all the download links seem to be dead as is the DSON importer. I've already spent a lot of money on DAZ content, so I'd love to do the same for Pose, but I'm sad.

hborre posted at 11:07 AM Thu, 9 February 2023 - #4455564

Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have Dimension3D's XL Library Manager and Semidieu's Shaderworks Library Manager2 installed on your system.  Go with the original freebie found here and follow the PDF tutorial.  No other software or plugins are needed except for DAZStudio.

Thank you for your reply. Yes I read willdial's tutorial and tested it in the Pose 12 demo. Exporting the G3 to a cr2 file was successful, but when I tried to import it in Poseer, an error appeared.  "in <module> import dson.dzdsonimporter ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dson'" The dson importer seems essential for his tutorial. Or is it because I'm using the trial version? Is it possible to import genesis in poser 11 by following his tutorial without an importer?

Y-Phil posted at 9:30 AM Thu, 9 February 2023 - #4455559

If you already have DSON, and Poser11, this may interests you.

I don't have both...