Pardon my ignorance but....

RVachon · Aug 4, 2004, 08:12 PM

what's "instancing" that I see mentioned in some places including the new BETA 4.9 drivers?

TIA

No_Style · Aug 4, 2004, 08:22 PM

Instancing is a technique where large numbers of identical objects can be grouped together and processed as a batch, greatly reducing the work required by your system. Example real gameplay uses are trees and grass in FarCry and in the Tommti Demo Asteroids or Ships. With traditional rendering each object has to be processed seperately.
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Source: Veridian's Editorial Thread

I hope that helps. Check out the source for pictures

RVachon · Aug 4, 2004, 08:25 PM

Makes sense. Thanks.

Zardon · Aug 4, 2004, 11:18 PM

if you want to learn more, some information on this matter here and here

Aug 4, 2004, 08:12 PM	#1
RVachon Genuine Crazy Canuck Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hamilton, ON Canada Posts: 208 Rep Power: 0	Pardon my ignorance but.... what's "instancing" that I see mentioned in some places including the new BETA 4.9 drivers? TIA __________________ AMD 64 3500+ Winnie \| MSI Neo4 Platinum \| 1 GB Corsair TwinX1024 PC3200 Dual Channel \| ATI RADEON x850XT \| 200 GB WD SATA150 8 MB Buffer 7200 RPM \| Win XP Pro SP2 \|\|

Aug 4, 2004, 08:22 PM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Instancing is a technique where large numbers of identical objects can be grouped together and processed as a batch, greatly reducing the work required by your system. Example real gameplay uses are trees and grass in FarCry and in the Tommti Demo Asteroids or Ships. With traditional rendering each object has to be processed seperately. __________________ Source: Veridian's Editorial Thread I hope that helps. Check out the source for pictures __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 4, 2004, 08:25 PM	Thread Starter #3
RVachon Genuine Crazy Canuck Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hamilton, ON Canada Posts: 208 Rep Power: 0	Makes sense. Thanks. __________________ AMD 64 3500+ Winnie \| MSI Neo4 Platinum \| 1 GB Corsair TwinX1024 PC3200 Dual Channel \| ATI RADEON x850XT \| 200 GB WD SATA150 8 MB Buffer 7200 RPM \| Win XP Pro SP2 \|\|

Aug 4, 2004, 11:18 PM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	if you want to learn more, some information on this matter here and here