3D Instancer

Create multiple copies of a 3D model using instancing.

Properties

Object
Mesh	Base model
Repeat
Pattern	Instancing pattern.
Amounts	Instance count for Linear and Circular patterns.
Grid	Grid subdivision in Grid pattern.
Radius	Circular pattern radius.
Look At Center	Rotate instances toward center point.
Path
Path	Places instances along path.
Follow Path	Rotate instances along path.
Transform Data (Apply direct array of data to transform each instance directly.)
Positions	Array of vec3s for position.
Rotations	Array of quaternions for rotation.
Scales	Array of vec3s for scale.
Normals	Array of vec3s for normal.
Shift (Transform each instance accumulatively)
Shift Position	Shift each new instance for Linear and Circular patterns.
Shift Position Y	Shifting amount for Y axis in Grid pattern.
Shift Position Z	Shifting amount for Z axis in Grid pattern.
Shift Rotation	Rotate each new instance by a fix amount.
Shift Scale	Scale each new instance by a fix amount.
Scatter (Transform each instance randomly)
Position Scatter	Random shift in position.
Rotation Scatter	Random shift in rotation.
Scale Scatter	Random shift in scale.
Scale Uniform	Apply the same scale factor to all axes.
Render
Colors Per Index	Apply color blending by order.
Random Colors	Apply random color sampled from a gradient.

This node is similiar to 3D Repeat. The main different is this node use instancing to create a clone while 3D Repeat create multiple objects.

Instancing	Repeat
Faster for large amount of copies.	Slower but no extra compile time.
Less flexible (cannot used with Scene Affector).	More flexible.

1.19.7.1	Introduced
1.21.rc7	Fix grid allows floating value.
1.21.6.001	Fix memory leak on rendering.