CpuWriteGpuReadBelt for fast frame by frame memory transfers

crates/re_renderer/examples/2d.rs

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl framework::Example for Render2D {
         // Moving the windows to a high dpi screen makes the second one bigger.
         // Also, it looks different under perspective projection.
         // The third point is automatic thickness which is determined by the point renderer implementation.
-        let mut point_cloud_builder = PointCloudBuilder::<()>::default();
+        let mut point_cloud_builder = PointCloudBuilder::<()>::new(re_ctx);
         point_cloud_builder
             .batch("points")
             .add_points_2d(

crates/re_renderer/examples/framework.rs

@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ struct Application<E> {
     window: Window,
     surface: wgpu::Surface,
     surface_config: wgpu::SurfaceConfiguration,
-    re_ctx: RenderContext,
     time: Time,
 
     example: E,
+
+    re_ctx: RenderContext,
 }
 
 impl<E: Example + 'static> Application<E> {
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ impl<E: Example + 'static> Application<E> {
                         }
                     };
 
+                    self.re_ctx.before_submit();
                     self.re_ctx.queue.submit(
                         draw_results
                             .into_iter()

crates/re_renderer/examples/multiview.rs

@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ use rand::Rng;
 use re_renderer::{
     renderer::{
         GenericSkyboxDrawData, LineDrawData, LineStripFlags, MeshDrawData, MeshInstance,
-        PointCloudBatchFlags, PointCloudBatchInfo, PointCloudDrawData, PointCloudVertex,
         TestTriangleDrawData,
     },
     resource_managers::ResourceLifeTime,
     view_builder::{OrthographicCameraMode, Projection, TargetConfiguration, ViewBuilder},
-    Color32, LineStripSeriesBuilder, RenderContext, Rgba, Size,
+    Color32, LineStripSeriesBuilder, PointCloudBuilder, RenderContext, Rgba, Size,
 };
 use winit::event::{ElementState, VirtualKeyCode};
 
@@ -163,7 +162,8 @@ struct Multiview {
     mesh_instance_positions_and_colors: Vec<(glam::Vec3, Color32)>,
 
     // Want to have a large cloud of random points, but doing rng for all of them every frame is too slow
-    random_points: Vec<PointCloudVertex>,
+    random_points_positions: Vec<glam::Vec3>,
+    random_points_radii: Vec<Size>,
     random_points_colors: Vec<Color32>,
 }
 
@@ -188,17 +188,23 @@ impl Example for Multiview {
 
         let mut rnd = <rand::rngs::StdRng as rand::SeedableRng>::seed_from_u64(42);
         let random_point_range = -5.0_f32..5.0_f32;
-        let random_points = (0..500000)
-            .map(|_| PointCloudVertex {
-                position: glam::vec3(
+
+        let point_count = 500000;
+        let random_points_positions = (0..point_count)
+            .map(|_| {
+                glam::vec3(
                     rnd.gen_range(random_point_range.clone()),
                     rnd.gen_range(random_point_range.clone()),
                     rnd.gen_range(random_point_range.clone()),
-                ),
-                radius: Size::new_scene(rnd.gen_range(0.005..0.05)),
+                )
             })
             .collect_vec();
-        let random_points_colors = (0..500000).map(|_| random_color(&mut rnd)).collect_vec();
+        let random_points_radii = (0..point_count)
+            .map(|_| Size::new_scene(rnd.gen_range(0.005..0.05)))
+            .collect_vec();
+        let random_points_colors = (0..point_count)
+            .map(|_| random_color(&mut rnd))
+            .collect_vec();
 
         let model_mesh_instances = {
             let reader = std::io::Cursor::new(include_bytes!("rerun.obj.zip"));
@@ -232,7 +238,8 @@ impl Example for Multiview {
 
             model_mesh_instances,
             mesh_instance_positions_and_colors,
-            random_points,
+            random_points_positions,
+            random_points_radii,
             random_points_colors,
         }
     }
@@ -260,18 +267,19 @@ impl Example for Multiview {
         let triangle = TestTriangleDrawData::new(re_ctx);
         let skybox = GenericSkyboxDrawData::new(re_ctx);
         let lines = build_lines(re_ctx, seconds_since_startup);
-        let point_cloud = PointCloudDrawData::new(
-            re_ctx,
-            &self.random_points,
-            &self.random_points_colors,
-            &[PointCloudBatchInfo {
-                label: "Random points".into(),
-                world_from_obj: glam::Mat4::from_rotation_x(seconds_since_startup),
-                point_count: self.random_points.len() as _,
-                flags: PointCloudBatchFlags::ENABLE_SHADING,
-            }],
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+
+        let mut builder = PointCloudBuilder::<()>::new(re_ctx);
+        builder
+            .batch("Random Points")
+            .world_from_obj(glam::Mat4::from_rotation_x(seconds_since_startup))
+            .add_points(
+                self.random_points_positions.len(),
+                self.random_points_positions.iter().cloned(),
+            )
+            .radii(self.random_points_radii.iter().cloned())
+            .colors(self.random_points_colors.iter().cloned());
+
+        let point_cloud = builder.to_draw_data(re_ctx).unwrap();
         let meshes = build_mesh_instances(
             re_ctx,
             &self.model_mesh_instances,