Texture Instancing for Mac - TouchDesigner Tips, Tricks and FAQs 14

In this TouchDesigner tutorial we're looking at how to use the texture instancing technique on a Mac, as the usual approach does not work. We're using the Texture 3D in combination with a Switch and PBR Material.
The time expression: me.time.frame - 1
Texture Instancing videos:
• Drawing with Texture I...
• Solar System (Texture ...
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00:00 Intro / Overview
01:12 Setup
02:30 Instancing Position
03:52 Creating the Textures
05:46 Usual Approach & Setup
07:14 Main Technique
10:11 Making it Dynamic
12:39 Rotation
14:03 Recap
14:50 Outro
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[@unveil7762]

Actually this is the right set up also in window. Save a lot of gpu memory, and than you can interact with the instanceID from render picking and the replace method of the texture3DTop. Instead of the ramp top you can simply use a wave chop to set the index .

[@SeongWookSEO]

Thanks for the mac tutorial!

[@VID.VYATKA]

Hey!Why when i connecting pas to Geo1 i see just one big rectangle,but not four like in your video?
And also when i have connect the floor it stay just a wight light with no shadows

[@zoeychen8487]

exactly same experience here

[@d-zuco]

It's handy to lock the 3d texture op to save the array, otherwise you will find yourself triggering reset every time the project loads right?

[@rkerlenbusch]

thanks so much!!

[@namor_votilav]

Great tutorial! What is the name of the app in the bottom right that you are using to show key presses?

[@atetraxx]

This is awesome man. Does this pretty much open up Mac to do much of what a windows machine can do? I just dropped too much on an m1 Mac and don't want to put money into a new windows machine

[@aevin_io]

Whats your experience so far? Lookin into updating my macbook but still not sure…