For those new to the idea of transferring poses and animations from one generation of Daz 3D figure to another, I've created this fun guide to help you sort out which Bone Minion you need for your particular needs.
If you're following my Mixamo Workflow and using one of the Genesis 2 (Female or Male) as your exported FBX for use in Mixamo:
Bone Minion for Genesis 2 Poses Bundle
This Bundle includes Bone Minions for:
Victoria 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to V4
Michael 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to M4
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to Genesis 1
Genesis 3 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G3F
Genesis 3 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G3M
Genesis 8 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8F
Genesis 8 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8M
Genesis 8.1 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8.1F
Genesis 8.1 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8.1M
For me it was a no-brainer. I still enjoy using my character collections from all generations of Daz 3D figure from V4/M4 all the way up to Genesis 8, so I got the Bundle. But if your particular needs are more specific or you need to collect them more slowly, clicking on the generation of Daz 3D base figure that you need in the above list will take you to the single Bone Minion product needed for that generation.
This (and most other) Bundle came out before there was a Genesis 9. So to complete this collection, or if you just need the one for Genesis 9:
Bone Minion Genesis 2 Poses for Genesis 9 - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to Genesis 9
Note: There is also an Ultimate Pose Convertor Bundle for Genesis 9 - Transfer poses from all generations since V4 to Genesis 9
A small variety of the massive aniBlock collections have been retargeted to Victoria 8.
Beyond those, the entire lineup of GoFigure aniBlocks are for Victoria 4 or Michael 4, and those that are made for M4 work on V4 as well as the other way around.
Throughout the years, I have collected the entire catalog of GoFigure aniBlock collections.
Even if you haven't been collecting these, I have to recommend that you browse through them at the store and see what they offer. They are all unique motion-captured animations with a wide variety of complete collections to choose from. I use them all the time on Rosie!
Bone Minion for Generation 4 Poses Bundle
This Bundle includes Bone Minions for:
Genesis - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to Genesis 1
Genesis 2 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G2F
Genesis 2 Male - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G2M
Genesis 3 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G3F
Genesis 3 Male - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G3F
Genesis 8 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G8F
Genesis 8 Male - Transfer poses from M4 or V4 and G8M
Genesis 8.1 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G8.1F
Genesis 8.1 Male - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G8.1M
For me it was a no-brainer. I still enjoy using my character collections from all generations of Daz 3D figure from V4/M4 all the way up to Genesis 8, so I got the Bundle. But if your particular needs are more specific or you need to collect them more slowly, clicking on the generation of Daz 3D base figure that you need in the above list will take you to the single Bone Minion product needed for that generation.
This (and most other) Bundle came out before there was a Genesis 9. So to complete this collection, or if you just need the one for Genesis 9:
Bone Minion Generation 4 Poses for Genesis 9 - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to Genesis 9
Note: There is also an Ultimate Pose Convertor Bundle for Genesis 9 - Transfer poses from all generations since V4 to Genesis 9
Havanalibere, awesome animation provider at Daz 3D, has released a Mixamo Rigged Character for Genesis 9 that we can export as an FBX and bring Mixamo animation into Daz Studio directly (FBX) and save them as Genesis 9 Poses and aniBlocks.
This opens up a whole new workflow for folks who find it best to start with Genesis 9 poses and animations, and work backwards from there, if needed.
Although I prefer my method of starting with Genesis 2, I have purchased this and verified that it works beautifully! Just be sure to (as with any FBX Export for use in Mixamo) follow the instructions carefully! Don't be in a hurry. We only need to really export these things once, and it's done. So take your time!
Bone Minion for Genesis 9 Poses Bundle
This Bundle includes Bone Minions for:
Victoria 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to V4
Michael 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to M4
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to Genesis 1
Genesis 2 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G2F
Genesis 2 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G2M
Genesis 3 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G3F
Genesis 3 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G3M
Genesis 8 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8F
Genesis 8 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8M
Genesis 8.1 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8.1F
Genesis 8.1 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8.1M
For me it would be a no-brainer. I still enjoy using my character collections from all generations of Daz 3D figure from V4/M4 all the way up to Genesis 8, I would get the Bundle. But if your particular needs are more specific or you need to collect them more slowly, clicking on the generation of Daz 3D base figure that you need in the above list will take you to the single Bone Minion product needed for that generation.
Note: There is also an Ultimate Pose Convertor Bundle for Genesis 9 - Transfer poses from all generations since V4 to Genesis 9
Ultimate Pose Convertor Bundle for Genesis 9
This Bundle includes Bone Minions that will transfer poses and animation to Genesis 9 from:
V4 and M4 - Transfer poses from V4/M4 to Genesis 9
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 1 to Genesis 9
Genesis 2 - Transfer poses from G2F/G2M to Genesis 9
Genesis 3 - Transfer poses from G3F/G3M to Genesis 9
Genesis 8 - Transfer poses from G8F/G8M, G8.1F/G8.1M to Genesis 9
This one bears a completely different product name to help avoid confusion. Since all other generational bundles came out before Genesis 9, this Bundle actually works in reverse of how other bundles work.
In the other bundles' names, the Generational figure base name in the product name is the name of the poses or animation we'll be transferring from, to any of the other supported generations.
Example: Bone Minion for Genesis 2 Poses Bundle - contains all Bone Minion products to transfer poses and animations from Genesis 2 Female and Male to all other generations from V4/M4 up through Genesis 8.1
In order to quickly answer the call of getting any and all generational poses and animations in the new Genesis 9, the amazing Riversoft Art created Ultimate Pose Convertor Bundle for Genesis 9 so that we can get our hands on a complete setup for transferring any of our poses from V4/M4 on into our Genesis 9! So Cool!!!
That paved the way so that Bone Minion for Genesis 9 Poses Bundle follows the same structure as the rest of the Bone Minion Bundles.
When Bone Minion was first released, I was a little skeptical. After watching Riversoft Art's video, I became more optimistic and bought one.
As soon as I started using them, I became a HUGE fan! I was already using some other methods of pose/animation conversion, but Bone Minion does such an accurate job and is so wonderful to use!
The above bundles are my big-hitters. When I first came into Bone Minion, I grabbed the Bone Minion for Genesis 3 Poses bundle, because all of my previous conversions were done to Genesis 3 Female for Rosie 7 - so this way I could take all of those custom and converted motions to any other generation, which was really cool!
Suffering my massive data wipe of 2023, where I lost Everything, I decided to get the Bundles for Generation 4 and Genesis 2, so that I could:
Bring all of my legacy GoFigure, Reisormocap, and BoneTech3D animation to my new Genesis 8 Female - Rosie 8, who was made very quickly to get back up and running. These Bone Minion Bundles took the horror out of losing more than twelve years of work!
I still don't have the Bone Minion for Genesis Poses Bundle, but I've found that in the meantime my Genesis 2 Bone Minions work well for the Genesis 1 animations. But most of the animations that I have for Genesis 1 are also for Genesis 2... so I was fairly safe there too.
I enjoy the possibilities that I get from Bone Minion So Much that I am constantly adding more and will eventually own the entire collection.
If you've seen my Creative Cart series, you'll know that I love to work with all generations and even custom figures. By making Genesis 1 animation collections, I find that these work well for all kinds of other things, like The AntFarm Robots, Predatron LoREZ folks, that sort of thing. So it's fun to have the ability to write animation data across all generations!
All that said, let's take a look at All of the Bone Minion Bundles as well as the Bone Minions that he made for our Daz 3D Horses!
Bone Minion for Generation 4 Poses Bundle
This Bundle includes Bone Minions for:
Genesis - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to Genesis 1
Genesis 2 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G2F
Genesis 2 Male - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G2M
Genesis 3 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G3F
Genesis 3 Male - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G3F
Genesis 8 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G8F
Genesis 8 Male - Transfer poses from M4 or V4 and G8M
Genesis 8.1 Female - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G8.1F
Genesis 8.1 Male - Transfer poses from M4 and V4 to G8.1M
This Bundle includes Bone Minions for:
Generation 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis to V4, M4, A4, H4, G4, F4, S4, etc.,
Genesis 2 - Transfer poses from Genesis to G2F, G2M
Genesis 3 - Transfer poses from Genesis to G3F, G3M
Genesis 8 - Transfer poses from Genesis to G8F, G8M, G8.1F, G8.1M
Bone Minion for Genesis 2 Poses Bundle
This Bundle includes Bone Minions for:
Victoria 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to V4
Michael 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to M4
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to Genesis 1
Genesis 3 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G3F
Genesis 3 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G3M
Genesis 8 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8F
Genesis 8 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8M
Genesis 8.1 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8.1F
Genesis 8.1 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 2 (male or female) to G8.1M
Generation 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 3 (F and M) to V4, M4, A4, H4, G4, F4, S4, etc.,
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 3 (F and M) to Genesis
Genesis 2 - Transfer poses from Genesis 3 (F and M) to Genesis 2 Female and Male
Genesis 8 - Transfer poses from Genesis 3 (F and M) to Genesis 8 and 8.1 Female and Male
Generation 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 8 and 8.1 (F and M) to V4, M4, A4, H4, G4, F4, S4, etc.,
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 8 and 8.1 (F and M) to Genesis
Genesis 2 - Transfer poses from Genesis 8 and 8.1 (F and M) to Genesis 2 Female and Male
Genesis 3 - Transfer poses from Genesis 8 and 8.1 (F and M) to Genesis 3 Female and Male
Bone Minion for Genesis 9 Poses Bundle
This Bundle includes Bone Minions for:
Victoria 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to V4
Michael 4 - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to M4
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to Genesis 1
Genesis 2 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G2F
Genesis 2 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G2M
Genesis 3 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G3F
Genesis 3 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G3M
Genesis 8 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8F
Genesis 8 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8M
Genesis 8.1 Female - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8.1F
Genesis 8.1 Male - Transfer poses from Genesis 9 to G8.1M
Ultimate Pose Convertor Bundle for Genesis 9
This Bundle includes Bone Minions that will transfer poses and animation to Genesis 9 from:
V4 and M4 - Transfer poses from V4/M4 to Genesis 9
Genesis - Transfer poses from Genesis 1 to Genesis 9
Genesis 2 - Transfer poses from G2F/G2M to Genesis 9
Genesis 3 - Transfer poses from G3F/G3M to Genesis 9
Genesis 8 - Transfer poses from G8F/G8M, G8.1F/G8.1M to Genesis 9
Bone Minion - Millennium Horse Poses
On the fly conversion of Millennium Horse poses to DAZ Horse 2
On the fly conversion of Millennium Horse poses to DAZ Horse 3
On the fly conversion of Millennium Horse poses to HiveWire Horse
On the fly conversion of Millennium Horse poses to LoREZ Horse 2
Works with Millennium Horse full poses, partial poses*, hierarchical poses**, Horse and Rider hierarchical poses***, and even AniBlocks!
Automatically applies full poses when they are loaded*
Supports pose properties (using the Create Heavyweight Bone Minion script)
Bone Minion - DAZ Horse 2 Poses
On the fly conversion of DAZ Horse 2 poses to DAZ Horse 3
On the fly conversion of DAZ Horse 2 poses to LoREZ Horse 2
On the fly conversion of DAZ Horse 2 poses to HiveWire Horse
Works with DAZ Horse 2 full poses, partial poses*, hierarchical poses**, Horse and Rider hierarchical poses***, and even AniBlocks!
Automatically applies full poses when they are loaded*
Supports pose properties (using the Create Heavyweight Bone Minion script)
Bone Minion - DAZ Horse 3 Poses
On the fly conversion of DAZ Horse 3 poses to DAZ Horse 2
On the fly conversion of DAZ Horse 3 poses to LoREZ Horse 2
On the fly conversion of DAZ Horse 3 poses to HiveWire Horse
Works with DAZ Horse 3 full poses, partial poses*, hierarchical poses**, Horse and Rider hierarchical poses***, and even AniBlocks!
Automatically applies full poses when they are loaded*
Supports pose properties (using the Create Heavyweight Bone Minion script)