Does Playcanvas support GPU skinning

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Hi all,

Is GPU skinning a thing in Playcanvas?
I can’t find anything in the docs or tutorials - but I did find some references inside the engine (updateGPUSKinMatrices or something - from the top of my head as I dont have it in front of me).

Just wondering if it is available? Is it automatic? Limitations? etc.

Anyone?

-Pieter

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@Mr_F this sounds like something up your alley :slight_smile:

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I was using a monkeypatched batchmanager - so my findings might have been incorrect initially.
After I turned it off I saw calls to both updateGPUSKinMatrices and to the CPU variant as well.
Nevertheless, I am still in the dark how this works. Does it do both? Any insights?

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Yes, by default our skinned animation uses GPU path. This requires certain hardware, but it’s available on most modern desktops/phones.

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Thanks for the info!