Tavia3D, "just as it is obious that you are a studio user from your reference and attitude and believe it is better."

I am a C4D user in first hand but I use Poser more than Daz. But of course I will learn Daz just as any other program, that goes without saying. If I start something I finish.

 

RAMWolff, "long gowns, capes and wizard types of sleeves refitted to another figure?  Any tricks to doing that? "

If you really want to learn from scratch there are 3 tutorials,

Extending the Skeleton with Ghost Bones

Matching Face Groups to Bones with the Polygon Group Editor

Binding Bones to Mesh with the Weight Map Brush

Start here, http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/userguide/creating_content/rigging/tutorials/joint_editor/start

But if you want to take the short cut you can buy Genesis Basic Clothing Rig Kit from bobbie25.

http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-basic-clothing-rig-kit

And use the provided donor rigs and handles.