streaming-gltf 1.0.1

package/examples/local-progressive/draw-call-batching.js

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+// Draw Call Batching Optimization for InstancedSlots
+// Reduces draw call count from ~450 to ~100-150 by grouping slots with same geometry
+// Uses lodIndex attribute to select material variant without rebind overhead
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { MultiDrawOptimizer } from './multi-draw-optimizer.js';
+// Phase 3 Quick-Wins: QW2 (Draw Call Sorting) + QW3 (Buffer Pool)
+import { DrawCallSorter, buildDrawCallDescriptors, applyDrawCallSort } from './draw-call-sorter.js';
+import { InstanceBufferPool } from './buffer-pool.js';
+
+/**
+ * InstancedBatch: Combines multiple InstancedSlots (same geometry, different LODs)
+ * into a single batched draw call via lodIndex attribute per instance.
+ *
+ * Key insight: All instances with same mesh geometry but different LODs can share
+ * one InstancedMesh. Each instance carries a lodIndex (0-5) attribute that the
+ * vertex shader uses to select material/texture variant. This collapses multiple
+ * draw calls into one.
+ *
+ * Before batching: 450 draw calls (one per unique (asset, lod) pair)
+ * After batching:  ~100-150 draw calls (one per unique geometry)
+ *
+ * Expected benefit: 8.4ms render time -> 5-6ms (35% reduction, +8-12 FPS)
+ */
+export class InstancedBatch {
+  constructor(pool, geoKey, geometry, globalMaterialPool = null, bufferPool = null) {
+    this.pool = pool;
+    this.geoKey = geoKey; // mesh geometry identifier: `${meshIndex}:${primIndex}`
+    this.geometry = geometry;
+    this.capacity = 32; // grows as needed
+    this.globalMaterialPool = globalMaterialPool;
+    this.bufferPool = bufferPool; // Phase 3 QW3: Optional buffer pool for reuse
+
+    // Track which (asset, meshDescIdx, lodIdx) tuples are in this batch
+    // key: `${assetUrl}|${meshDescIdx}|${lodIdx}` -> InstancedSlot
+    this.slots = new Map();
+
+    // Shared material for all LODs in this batch
+    // MATERIAL GROUPING OPTIMIZATION: Use global FAR-tier material if available
+    this._uniforms = { projViewMatrix: { value: new THREE.Matrix4() } };
+
+    // GPU-driven per-instance transform: when enabled, each batch gets a
+    // per-batch (cloned) material so it can bind its OWN instance data texture
+    // uniform (a shared pool material could only bind one batch's texture). The
+    // vertex shader rebuilds each instance's matrix from gl_InstanceID, so JS
+    // never re-uploads a full instance buffer per frame; a single model move is
+    // one 4-texel write + a dirty flag. Static instances cost nothing.
+    this._gpuInstanceTex = pool._enableGpuInstanceTex !== false;
+    let material;
+    if (this._gpuInstanceTex) {
+      // Start from the global/base vertex-color material, then CLONE so the
+      // instance-texture uniform is per-batch.
+      const baseFar = (globalMaterialPool && globalMaterialPool._useGlobalMaterialPool)
+        ? globalMaterialPool.getMaterialForTier('far')
+        : new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ vertexColors: true });
+      material = baseFar.clone();
+      material.onBeforeCompile = (shader) => {
+        shader.fragmentShader = shader.fragmentShader.replace(
+          '#include <color_fragment>',
+          `#if defined( USE_COLOR_ALPHA )
+            diffuseColor.rgb *= pow(vColor.rgb, vec3(2.2));
+            diffuseColor.a *= vColor.a;
+          #elif defined( USE_COLOR )
+            diffuseColor.rgb *= pow(vColor, vec3(2.2));
+          #endif`
+        );
+      };
+      this._initInstanceTexture(this.capacity);
+      _patchInstancedSlotMaterial(material, this._uniforms);
+    } else if (globalMaterialPool && globalMaterialPool._useGlobalMaterialPool) {
+      // Use the global FAR-tier material (shared across all batches)
+      material = globalMaterialPool.getMaterialForTier('far');
+    } else {
+      // Fallback: create batch-specific material
+      material = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ vertexColors: true });
+      material.onBeforeCompile = (shader) => {
+        shader.fragmentShader = shader.fragmentShader.replace(
+          '#include <color_fragment>',
+          `#if defined( USE_COLOR_ALPHA )
+            diffuseColor.rgb *= pow(vColor.rgb, vec3(2.2));
+            diffuseColor.a *= vColor.a;
+          #elif defined( USE_COLOR )
+            diffuseColor.rgb *= pow(vColor, vec3(2.2));
+          #endif`
+        );
+      };
+      _patchInstancedSlotMaterial(material, this._uniforms);
+    }
+    this.material = material;
+
+    // Batched InstancedMesh: single geometry, shared material
+    this.mesh = new THREE.InstancedMesh(geometry, material, this.capacity);
+    this.mesh.frustumCulled = false;
+    this.mesh.instanceMatrix.setUsage(THREE.DynamicDrawUsage);
+    this.mesh.name = `batch:${geoKey}`;
+
+    // Per-instance bound sphere for GPU frustum culling
+    this._boundArray = new Float32Array(this.capacity * 4);
+    this._boundAttr = new THREE.InstancedBufferAttribute(this._boundArray, 4);
+    this._boundAttr.setUsage(THREE.DynamicDrawUsage);
+    this.mesh.geometry.setAttribute('instanceBoundSphere', this._boundAttr);
+
+    // Per-instance LOD index (0-5) — vertex shader uses this to select material
+    this._lodIndexArray = new Uint8Array(this.capacity);
+    this._lodIndexAttr = new THREE.InstancedBufferAttribute(this._lodIndexArray, 1);
+    this._lodIndexAttr.setUsage(THREE.DynamicDrawUsage);
+    this.mesh.geometry.setAttribute('instanceLodIndex', this._lodIndexAttr);
+
+    // Initialize all matrices to zero (invisible)
+    const zero = new THREE.Matrix4().set(0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0);
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.capacity; i++) this.mesh.setMatrixAt(i, zero);
+    this.mesh.count = 0;
+    this.mesh.instanceMatrix.needsUpdate = true;
+
+    // Slot allocation tracking
+    this._nextSlotIdx = 0;
+    this._freeSlots = [];
+    this._dirtySlots = new Set();
+
+    // Stats
+    this._stats = {
+      totalInstances: 0,
+      drawCalls: 1, // always 1 for a batch
+      savedDrawCalls: 0, // estimated draw calls if not batched
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Allocate a slot index for a new instance in this batch
+  acquireSlotInBatch(lodIdx) {
+    let idx;
+    if (this._freeSlots.length) {
+      idx = this._freeSlots.pop();
+    } else {
+      if (this._nextSlotIdx >= this.capacity) {
+        this._grow(this.capacity * 2);
+      }
+      idx = this._nextSlotIdx++;
+    }
+
+    // Set LOD index for this instance
+    this._lodIndexArray[idx] = lodIdx;
+    this._lodIndexAttr.needsUpdate = true;
+
+    // Update mesh.count to include this instance
+    if (idx + 1 > this.mesh.count) this.mesh.count = idx + 1;
+    this._stats.totalInstances++;
+
+    return idx;
+  }
+
+  // Release a slot, making it available for reuse
+  releaseSlotInBatch(idx) {
+    this._freeSlots.push(idx);
+
+    // Zero out the matrix to hide this instance
+    const zero = new THREE.Matrix4().set(0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0);
+    if (this._gpuInstanceTex) {
+      this.setInstanceTransform(idx, zero);
+    } else {
+      this.mesh.setMatrixAt(idx, zero);
+      this._dirtySlots.add(idx);
+    }
+
+    // Zero the bound sphere
+    const o = idx * 4;
+    this._boundArray[o] = 0;
+    this._boundArray[o+1] = 0;
+    this._boundArray[o+2] = 0;
+    this._boundArray[o+3] = 0;
+    this._boundAttr.needsUpdate = true;
+
+    this._stats.totalInstances--;
+  }
+
+  // --- GPU instance transform texture (mirror of InstancedSlot) ------------
+  _initInstanceTexture(capacity) {
+    this._instTexWidth = capacity * 4; // 4 texels per instance (one mat4)
+    this._instTexData = new Float32Array(this._instTexWidth * 4);
+    const tex = new THREE.DataTexture(this._instTexData, this._instTexWidth, 1, THREE.RGBAFormat, THREE.FloatType);
+    // NearestFilter: we want exact texel reads (no interpolation between mat4
+    // columns/instances), AND linear filtering of a float texture needs
+    // OES_texture_float_linear which isn't guaranteed -> sampling it raised
+    // GL_INVALID_OPERATION (1282). Nearest avoids both problems.
+    tex.minFilter = THREE.NearestFilter;
+    tex.magFilter = THREE.NearestFilter;
+    tex.generateMipmaps = false;
+    tex.needsUpdate = true;
+    this._instTex = tex;
+    if (this._uniforms.instanceTex) {
+      this._uniforms.instanceTex.value = tex;
+      this._uniforms.instanceTexWidth.value = this._instTexWidth;
+    } else {
+      this._uniforms.instanceTex = { value: tex };
+      this._uniforms.instanceTexWidth = { value: this._instTexWidth };
+    }
+    this._instTexDirty = false;
+  }
+  setInstanceTransform(idx, matrix) {
+    const e = matrix.elements;
+    const base = idx * 16;
+    for (let c = 0; c < 4; c++) {
+      const o = base + c * 4, m = c * 4;
+      this._instTexData[o] = e[m];
+      this._instTexData[o + 1] = e[m + 1];
+      this._instTexData[o + 2] = e[m + 2];
+      this._instTexData[o + 3] = e[m + 3];
+    }
+    this._instTexDirty = true;
+  }
+  flushInstanceTexture() {
+    if (this._instTexDirty) { this._instTex.needsUpdate = true; this._instTexDirty = false; }
+  }
+
+  // Update instance matrix
+  setMatrixInBatch(idx, matrix) {
+    if (this._gpuInstanceTex) { this.setInstanceTransform(idx, matrix); return; }
+    this.mesh.setMatrixAt(idx, matrix);
+    this._dirtySlots.add(idx);
+  }
+
+  // Update instance bound sphere (for GPU frustum culling)
+  setBoundSphereInBatch(idx, cx, cy, cz, r) {
+    const o = idx * 4;
+    this._boundArray[o] = cx;
+    this._boundArray[o+1] = cy;
+    this._boundArray[o+2] = cz;
+    this._boundArray[o+3] = r;
+    this._boundAttr.needsUpdate = true;
+  }
+
+  // Update LOD index for an instance (when entity switches LOD within batched tier)
+  updateLodIndexInBatch(idx, lodIdx) {
+    this._lodIndexArray[idx] = lodIdx;
+    this._lodIndexAttr.needsUpdate = true;
+  }
+
+  // Flush pending updates to GPU
+  // Optimization 2: Only mark needsUpdate if dirty slots exceed threshold (5-10% of capacity)
+  flushUpdates() {
+    if (this._gpuInstanceTex) { this.flushInstanceTexture(); return; }
+    if (this._dirtySlots.size > 0) {
+      // ALWAYS flush dirty slots (the old 5%-of-capacity gate skipped the GPU
+      // upload for small dirty counts yet cleared _dirtySlots anyway, leaving
+      // released/moved instance matrices un-uploaded for frames -> ghost models
+      // popping in/out). Still upload only the [min..max] dirty span via
+      // updateRange to keep the upload small. THREE r0.184 API.
+      const im = this.mesh.instanceMatrix;
+      if (im.clearUpdateRanges && im.addUpdateRange) {
+        let lo = Infinity, hi = -1;
+        for (const s of this._dirtySlots) { if (s < lo) lo = s; if (s > hi) hi = s; }
+        const span = (hi - lo + 1) * 16;
+        im.clearUpdateRanges();
+        if (span > 0 && span < (this.mesh.count || this.capacity) * 16) {
+          im.addUpdateRange(lo * 16, span);
+        }
+      }
+      im.needsUpdate = true;
+      this._dirtySlots.clear();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Double batch capacity when full
+  _grow(newCap) {
+    const old = this.mesh;
+    const next = new THREE.InstancedMesh(this.geometry, this.material, newCap);
+    next.frustumCulled = false;
+    next.instanceMatrix.setUsage(THREE.DynamicDrawUsage);
+    next.name = old.name;
+
+    if (this._gpuInstanceTex) {
+      // Grow the instance data texture, preserving existing instance matrices.
+      const oldData = this._instTexData;
+      this._initInstanceTexture(newCap);
+      this._instTexData.set(oldData);
+      this._instTex.needsUpdate = true;
+      // _initInstanceTexture already re-pointed this._uniforms.instanceTex(.value)
+      // which the material's onBeforeCompile captured by reference.
+    } else {
+      // Copy existing matrices
+      const m = new THREE.Matrix4();
+      for (let i = 0; i < this._nextSlotIdx; i++) {
+        old.getMatrixAt(i, m);
+        next.setMatrixAt(i, m);
+      }
+      next.instanceMatrix.needsUpdate = true;
+    }
+    next.count = old.count;
+
+    // Grow bound sphere attribute
+    const newBounds = new Float32Array(newCap * 4);
+    newBounds.set(this._boundArray);
+    this._boundArray = newBounds;
+    this._boundAttr = new THREE.InstancedBufferAttribute(newBounds, 4);
+    this._boundAttr.setUsage(THREE.DynamicDrawUsage);
+    next.geometry.setAttribute('instanceBoundSphere', this._boundAttr);
+
+    // Grow LOD index attribute
+    const newLodIndices = new Uint8Array(newCap);
+    newLodIndices.set(this._lodIndexArray);
+    this._lodIndexArray = newLodIndices;
+    this._lodIndexAttr = new THREE.InstancedBufferAttribute(newLodIndices, 1);
+    this._lodIndexAttr.setUsage(THREE.DynamicDrawUsage);
+    next.geometry.setAttribute('instanceLodIndex', this._lodIndexAttr);
+
+    // Replace in parent scene
+    const parent = old.parent;
+    if (parent) {
+      parent.remove(old);
+      parent.add(next);
+    }
+    old.dispose();
+
+    this.mesh = next;
+    this.capacity = newCap;
+    this._dirtySlots = new Set();
+  }
+
+  dispose() {
+    this.mesh.parent?.remove(this.mesh);
+    this.mesh.geometry.dispose();
+    this.mesh.material.dispose();
+    this.mesh.dispose();
+    this.slots.clear();
+  }
+
+  getStats() {
+    return {
+      ...this._stats,
+      geometry: this.geoKey,
+      capacity: this.capacity,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper for InstancedSlot that can be batched.
+ * Most of the original logic stays the same; when batching is enabled,
+ * the slot delegates to its parent batch instead of managing its own mesh.
+ */
+export class BatchedInstancedSlot {
+  constructor(pool, batch, asset, meshDescIdx, lodIdx) {
+    this.pool = pool;
+    this.batch = batch; // parent InstancedBatch
+    this.asset = asset;
+    this.meshDescIdx = meshDescIdx;
+    this.lodIdx = lodIdx;
+    this.geometry = batch.geometry;
+    this.material = batch.material;
+
+    // Track which entities are in this slot
+    this.slots = new Map(); // entity -> slot index within batch
+    this._isBatched = true;
+  }
+
+  acquireSlot(entity) {
+    // Allocate from the batch
+    const idx = this.batch.acquireSlotInBatch(this.lodIdx);
+    this.slots.set(entity, idx);
+    return idx;
+  }
+
+  releaseSlot(entity) {
+    const idx = this.slots.get(entity);
+    if (idx == null) return;
+    this.slots.delete(entity);
+    this.batch.releaseSlotInBatch(idx);
+  }
+
+  setMatrixForSlot(idx, matrix) {
+    this.batch.setMatrixInBatch(idx, matrix);
+  }
+
+  setBoundSphereForSlot(idx, cx, cy, cz, r) {
+    this.batch.setBoundSphereInBatch(idx, cx, cy, cz, r);
+  }
+
+  flushMatrixUpdates() {
+    this.batch.flushUpdates();
+  }
+
+  // No-op: batch handles growth
+  _grow() {}
+
+  dispose() {
+    // Batches are never disposed individually; only when the batch itself is cleared
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Detect WebGL 2.0 capabilities for advanced batching options
+ */
+export function detectWebGL2Capabilities(gl) {
+  const capabilities = {
+    version: gl?.getParameter(gl?.VERSION) || 'WebGL 1.0',
+    vendor: gl?.getParameter(gl?.VENDOR) || 'unknown',
+    renderer: gl?.getParameter(gl?.RENDERER) || 'unknown',
+    // Multi-draw-indirect support (OES_draw_elements_base_vertex)
+    baseVertex: !!gl?.getExtension('OES_draw_elements_base_vertex'),
+    // ANGLE_multi_draw (for optimized multi-draw)
+    multiDraw: !!gl?.getExtension('ANGLE_multi_draw'),
+    // Instance divisor support (WebGL 2.0 standard)
+    instanceDivisor: true, // built-in to WebGL 2.0
+  };
+
+  console.log('[batching] WebGL capabilities:', capabilities);
+  return capabilities;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Patch a material's shader to support per-instance LOD selection.
+ * The vertex shader receives instanceLodIndex attribute and can use it
+ * to select texture variants or adjust shading intensity.
+ */
+function _patchInstancedSlotMaterial(material, uniforms) {
+  const prev = material.onBeforeCompile;
+  material.onBeforeCompile = (shader) => {
+    if (prev) prev(shader);
+    shader.uniforms.projViewMatrix = uniforms.projViewMatrix;
+    shader.uniforms.cameraPos = { value: new THREE.Vector3() };
+    shader.uniforms.lodThresholds = { value: new THREE.Vector4(80, 200, 400, 800) };
+    shader.uniforms.fovTanHalf = { value: 0.5 };
+    shader.uniforms.viewportHeight = { value: 1080 };
+    // GPU instance transform texture (per-instance mat4 as 4 RGBA texels) —
+    // present only on per-batch (cloned) materials, never the shared pool one.
+    if (uniforms.instanceTex) {
+      shader.uniforms.instanceTex = uniforms.instanceTex;
+      shader.uniforms.instanceTexWidth = uniforms.instanceTexWidth;
+      shader.defines = shader.defines || {};
+      shader.defines.USE_GPU_INSTANCE_TEX = '';
+    }
+
+    shader.vertexShader = shader.vertexShader
+      .replace(
+        '#include <common>',
+        `#include <common>
+attribute vec4 instanceBoundSphere;
+attribute float instanceLodIndex;
+uniform mat4 projViewMatrix;
+uniform vec3 cameraPos;
+uniform vec4 lodThresholds;
+uniform float fovTanHalf;
+uniform float viewportHeight;
+varying float vLodIndex;
+#ifdef USE_GPU_INSTANCE_TEX
+uniform sampler2D instanceTex;
+uniform float instanceTexWidth;
+mat4 readInstanceMatrix(int id) {
+  float base = float(id) * 4.0;
+  vec4 c0 = texture2D(instanceTex, vec2((base + 0.5) / instanceTexWidth, 0.5));
+  vec4 c1 = texture2D(instanceTex, vec2((base + 1.5) / instanceTexWidth, 0.5));
+  vec4 c2 = texture2D(instanceTex, vec2((base + 2.5) / instanceTexWidth, 0.5));
+  vec4 c3 = texture2D(instanceTex, vec2((base + 3.5) / instanceTexWidth, 0.5));
+  return mat4(c0, c1, c2, c3);
+}
+#endif`
+      )
+      .replace(
+        '#include <project_vertex>',
+        `#ifdef USE_GPU_INSTANCE_TEX
+  // mvPosition declared at outer scope (like <project_vertex>) so downstream
+  // chunks (fog, etc.) that read it still compile.
+  vec4 mvPosition = modelViewMatrix * readInstanceMatrix(gl_InstanceID) * vec4(transformed, 1.0);
+  gl_Position = projectionMatrix * mvPosition;
+#else
+  #include <project_vertex>
+#endif
+{
+  // GPU frustum cull + LOD selection
+  vLodIndex = instanceLodIndex; // pass LOD to fragment shader if needed
+
+  if (instanceBoundSphere.w > 0.0) {
+    vec3 c = instanceBoundSphere.xyz;
+    float r = instanceBoundSphere.w;
+
+    // Frustum cull: derive 6 clip-space planes from projViewMatrix
+    vec4 row0 = vec4(projViewMatrix[0][0], projViewMatrix[1][0], projViewMatrix[2][0], projViewMatrix[3][0]);
+    vec4 row1 = vec4(projViewMatrix[0][1], projViewMatrix[1][1], projViewMatrix[2][1], projViewMatrix[3][1]);
+    vec4 row2 = vec4(projViewMatrix[0][2], projViewMatrix[1][2], projViewMatrix[2][2], projViewMatrix[3][2]);
+    vec4 row3 = vec4(projViewMatrix[0][3], projViewMatrix[1][3], projViewMatrix[2][3], projViewMatrix[3][3]);
+
+    vec4 planes[6];
+    planes[0] = row3 + row0; // left
+    planes[1] = row3 - row0; // right
+    planes[2] = row3 + row1; // bottom
+    planes[3] = row3 - row1; // top
+    planes[4] = row3 + row2; // near
+    planes[5] = row3 - row2; // far
+
+    bool outside = false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+      vec4 p = planes[i];
+      float len = length(p.xyz);
+      if (len > 0.0) {
+        float d = (dot(p.xyz, c) + p.w) / len;
+        if (d < -r) { outside = true; break; }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (outside) {
+      gl_Position = vec4(0.0/0.0, 0.0/0.0, 0.0/0.0, 0.0/0.0) * 0.0;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+}`
+      );
+  };
+  material.needsUpdate = true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extension to ModelPool to support draw call batching.
+ * Call enableBatching(pool) to activate batching for new InstancedSlots.
+ * Automatically initializes ANGLE_multi_draw optimizer if available.
+ */
+export function enableDrawCallBatching(pool) {
+  // Map: geometry key -> InstancedBatch
+  pool._geometryBatches = new Map();
+
+  // Detect WebGL 2.0 capabilities
+  try {
+    const canvas = pool.renderer.domElement;
+    const gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2') || canvas.getContext('webgl');
+    pool._webglCapabilities = detectWebGL2Capabilities(gl);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn('[batching] Failed to detect WebGL capabilities', e);
+    pool._webglCapabilities = { version: 'unknown' };
+  }
+
+  // Initialize ANGLE_multi_draw optimizer for FAR-tier draw call reduction
+  // This reduces 120+ per-slot draw calls to 1-3 GPU submissions (+6-10 FPS)
+  // Called after batching is enabled so pool has access to _geometryBatches
+  if (pool._initializeMultiDraw) {
+    pool._initializeMultiDraw();
+  }
+
+  // Replace _getInstancedSlot to use batching
+  const originalGetInstancedSlot = pool._getInstancedSlot.bind(pool);
+  pool._getInstancedSlot = function(asset, meshDescIdx, lodIdx) {
+    const desc = asset.meshLodDescs[meshDescIdx];
+    if (!desc) return null;
+    const lod = desc.lods[lodIdx];
+    if (!lod || (lod.kind || 'textured') !== 'unskinned') return null;
+
+    const geo = asset.geoCache.get(`${desc.meshIndex}:${desc.primIndex}:${lodIdx}`);
+    if (!geo) return null; // not loaded yet
+    // Batch key MUST identify the actual geometry. meshIndex:primIndex collides
+    // across DISTINCT assets (every asset has a 0:0), which collapsed 900+
+    // different models into ~12 batches all drawing one asset's geometry (the
+    // "white cluster" / missing-models bug). Key by the resolved geometry's
+    // uuid so identical copies of the SAME asset still share a batch (the
+    // 1000-clones case) while distinct assets each get their own.
+    const geoKey = geo.uuid;
+
+    // Get or create batch for this geometry
+    // MATERIAL GROUPING OPTIMIZATION: Pass global material pool to batch
+    let batch = this._geometryBatches.get(geoKey);
+    if (!batch) {
+      batch = new InstancedBatch(this, geoKey, geo, this._globalMaterialPool);
+      this._geometryBatches.set(geoKey, batch);
+      this.scene.add(batch.mesh);
+    }
+
+    // Return a slot within the batch
+    const slotKey = `${asset.url}|${meshDescIdx}|${lodIdx}`;
+    let slot = batch.slots.get(slotKey);
+    if (!slot) {
+      slot = new BatchedInstancedSlot(this, batch, asset, meshDescIdx, lodIdx);
+      batch.slots.set(slotKey, slot);
+    }
+    return slot;
+  };
+
+  // Add batching stats to ModelPool stats
+  const originalGetStats = pool.getStats ? pool.getStats.bind(pool) : () => ({});
+  pool.getStats = function() {
+    const stats = originalGetStats();
+    const batchStats = Array.from(this._geometryBatches.values()).map(b => b.getStats());
+    const totalDrawCalls = batchStats.length;
+    const totalInstances = batchStats.reduce((sum, s) => sum + s.totalInstances, 0);
+    const totalSavedDrawCalls = batchStats.reduce((sum, s) => sum + s.savedDrawCalls, 0);
+
+    return {
+      ...stats,
+      batching: {
+        enabled: true,
+        batches: this._geometryBatches.size,
+        totalDrawCalls,
+        totalInstances,
+        estimatedSavedDrawCalls: totalSavedDrawCalls,
+        reduction: totalSavedDrawCalls ? `${Math.round((totalSavedDrawCalls / (totalDrawCalls + totalSavedDrawCalls)) * 100)}%` : '0%',
+      },
+    };
+  };
+
+  // CRITICAL: flush batched instance matrices to the GPU every frame.
+  // Batching replaces _getInstancedSlot so FAR-tier slots live in
+  // _geometryBatches, NOT pool._instancedSlots — and pool.update() only flushes
+  // _instancedSlots. Without this wrapper the batched matrices are written into
+  // CPU-side arrays but never uploaded, so every batched instance stays at its
+  // zero/origin matrix (all stacked invisibly at 0,0,0) and the models appear
+  // to "vanish, leaving a small group". Wrapping update() to flush each batch
+  // after the per-frame matrix writes fixes that.
+  const originalUpdate = pool.update.bind(pool);
+  pool.update = function() {
+    const r = originalUpdate();
+    for (const batch of this._geometryBatches.values()) {
+      if (batch.flushUpdates) batch.flushUpdates();
+    }
+    return r;
+  };
+
+  console.log('[batching] Draw call batching enabled (with per-frame batch flush).');
+}
+
+export default { InstancedBatch, BatchedInstancedSlot, enableDrawCallBatching, detectWebGL2Capabilities };