Setting per-instance data on MeshInstanceRendererSystem

[lumacode]

Is the ability to set per-instance data on the MeshInstanceRendererSystem going to be added?

Currently the Graphics.DrawMeshInstanced call is passing in null where there could be a MaterialPropertyBlock.

[meanmonkey]

Sadly, not yet. But they plan to implement it.

MaterialPropertyBlock support in MeshInstanceRendererSystem

I got the basic implementation working and I’d appreciate any advice on improving it! So far, I got support for up to 8 arbitrary vectors per entity working. None of the other types MaterialPropertyBlock supports setting are really essential - any floats can just be packed into vectors, any colors are vectors etc. Whole setup works like this: First, we introduce a new data component called MeshInstanceMaterial and attach it to our entities along with MeshInstanceRenderer: public struct MeshIn…

[tertle]

Check out MaterialPropertyBlock support in MeshInstanceRendererSystem

For a custom mesh instance renderer system that supports material property blocks