Authoring Point Instancing

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to define PointInstancer prims, understand the differences between point and scenegraph instancing, and implement efficient large-scale scene representations. Here’s what we’ll accomplish:

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to:

• Understand the concept of point instancing and how it differs from scenegraph instancing

• Create PointInstancer prims from external data sources (JSON, CSV, etc.)

• Create PointInstancer properties including prototypes, positions, orientations, and indices

• Apply point instancing techniques to real-world production scenarios

Here is an outline for this lesson:

• Introduction to Point Instancing
• Exercise: Authoring Point Instancing