// Create a mesh instance pointing to a 1x1x1 'cube' mesh
const mesh = pc.createBox(graphicsDevice);
const material = new pc.StandardMaterial();

const meshInstance = new pc.MeshInstance(mesh, material);

const entity = new pc.Entity();
entity.addComponent('render', {
    meshInstances: [meshInstance]
});

// Add the entity to the scene hierarchy
this.app.scene.root.addChild(entity);

MeshInstance(mesh, material, [node]) 

Create a new MeshInstance instance.

// Create a mesh instance pointing to a 1x1x1 'cube' mesh
const mesh = pc.createBox(graphicsDevice);
const material = new pc.StandardMaterial();

const meshInstance = new pc.MeshInstance(mesh, material);

const entity = new pc.Entity();
entity.addComponent('render', {
    meshInstances: [meshInstance]
});

// Add the entity to the scene hierarchy
this.app.scene.root.addChild(entity);

Parameters

mesh	Mesh	The graphics mesh to instance.
material	Material	The material to use for this mesh instance.
node	GraphNode	The graph node defining the transform for this instance. This parameter is optional when used with RenderComponent and will use the node the component is attached to.

BoundingBoxaabb 

The world space axis-aligned bounding box for this mesh instance.

CalculateSortDistanceCallbackcalculateSortDistance 

In some circumstances mesh instances are sorted by a distance calculation to determine their rendering order. Set this callback to override the default distance calculation, which gives the dot product of the camera forward vector and the vector between the camera position and the center of the mesh instance's axis-aligned bounding box. This option can be particularly useful for rendering transparent meshes in a better order than default.

booleancastShadow 

Enable shadow casting for this mesh instance. Use this property to enable/disable shadow casting without overhead of removing from scene. Note that this property does not add the mesh instance to appropriate list of shadow casters on a Layer, but allows mesh to be skipped from shadow casting while it is in the list already. Defaults to false.

booleancull 

Controls whether the mesh instance can be culled by frustum culling (CameraComponent#frustumCulling). Defaults to true.

numberdrawOrder 

Use this value to affect rendering order of mesh instances. Only used when mesh instances are added to a Layer with Layer#opaqueSortMode or Layer#transparentSortMode (depending on the material) set to SORTMODE_MANUAL.

numberinstancingCount 

Number of instances when using hardware instancing to render the mesh.

numbermask 

Mask controlling which LightComponents light this mesh instance, which CameraComponent sees it and in which Layer it is rendered. Defaults to 1.

Materialmaterial 

The material used by this mesh instance.

Meshmesh 

The graphics mesh being instanced.

MorphInstancemorphInstance 

The morph instance managing morphing of this mesh instance, or null if morphing is not used.

GraphNodenode 

The graph node defining the transform for this instance.

numberrenderStyle 

The render style of the mesh instance. Can be:

• RENDERSTYLE_SOLID
• RENDERSTYLE_WIREFRAME
• RENDERSTYLE_POINTS

Defaults to RENDERSTYLE_SOLID.

SkinInstanceskinInstance 

The skin instance managing skinning of this mesh instance, or null if skinning is not used.

booleanvisible 

Enable rendering for this mesh instance. Use visible property to enable/disable rendering without overhead of removing from scene. But note that the mesh instance is still in the hierarchy and still in the draw call list.

booleanvisibleThisFrame 

Read this value in Layer#onPostCull to determine if the object is actually going to be rendered.

deleteParameter(name) 

Deletes a shader parameter on a mesh instance.

Parameters

name

string

The name of the parameter to delete.

getParameter(name) 

Retrieves the specified shader parameter from a mesh instance.

Parameters

name

string

The name of the parameter to query.

Returns

object

The named parameter.

setInstancing(vertexBuffer) 

Sets up MeshInstance to be rendered using Hardware Instancing.

Parameters

vertexBuffer

VertexBuffer, null

Vertex buffer to hold per-instance vertex data (usually world matrices). Pass null to turn off hardware instancing.

setParameter(name, data, [passFlags]) 

Sets a shader parameter on a mesh instance. Note that this parameter will take precedence over parameter of the same name if set on Material this mesh instance uses for rendering.

Parameters

name	string	The name of the parameter to set.
data	number, number[], Texture	The value for the specified parameter.
passFlags	number	Mask describing which passes the material should be included in.