I’ve been asked for a step-by-step tutorial on how to get Genesis 3 figures working in Poser. I’ve not had time for anything truly exhaustive but I hope that this might be of some help.

Although very short, I’m going to have to split it over three posts as there seems to be a limited to the number of images allowed on each one.

First of all you need the following:

1. Poser 11. While Genesis and Genesis 2 figures work just fine with some of the older versions of Poser, you’ll need Poser 11 for Genesis 3 as it supports the features required for the expressions to work.

2. DAZ Studio – you’ll need this installed to prepare your conversions. I don’t have the newest version installed, so there might be some small differences in my screen shots to the interface you are working with.

3. You’ll need a Beta of the DSON Importer plug-in for Poser – you should be able to find this in your downloads as shown below. If you don’t have that, then I would shy away from using Genesis 3 as the release version causes some serious problems with both the mesh and the expressions for this model.

4. You’ll need to locate, download and install Willdial’s Genesis 3 Poser Updater – a quick search at the Renderosity store will locate it. Like the DSON Importer, it’s free.

[https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/genesis-3-poser-updater/76121?item_id=76121&page_number=2 ]

Runtime Folders

After installing DAZ Studio, locate it’s content folder – within it, you will find nested a Poser Runtime folder.

This is where Studio keeps all it’s textures, along with any Poser Companion Files (PCFs). It is also the Runtime that you should be working with to use your Genesis 3 figures in Poser, so you’ll want to do a little preparation toward that end.

First, within each of the Library folders (such as Character, Hair, Poses, etc), create three subfolders: Genesis 3 (for products used by both male and female figures), Genesis 3 Female, Genesis 3 Male. Within each of these last two, I would also create further subfolders for Figures and Clothes.

Now open up DAZ Studio and looking at the contents, find where it lists the Poser Formats.

If it’s not already there, add the Studio Runtime to that list (just right-click and add folder).

Open up Poser and again, add this to the list of Runtime folders. You are nearly good to go.

Return to the Studio Content folder and under People, create a new subfolder for Temp Conversions.

You can now install the Genesis 3 Starter Essentials to the Studio Content folder and you’ll be good to go.

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