diff --git a/engine/rend/build.zig b/engine/rend/build.zig
index e4aedbd..a140fdb 100644
--- a/engine/rend/build.zig
+++ b/engine/rend/build.zig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     }
 
     sdl3.shaderDefintion(b, mod, "../../lib/sdl3", optimize, "sample.vert", b.path("shaders/sample.vert.json"));
+    sdl3.shaderDefintion(b, mod, "../../lib/sdl3", optimize, "meshes.vert", b.path("shaders/meshes.vert.json"));
 
     // ========== tests ==========
     const tests = b.addTest(.{
diff --git a/engine/rend/shaders/meshes.vert.hlsl b/engine/rend/shaders/meshes.vert.hlsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0c8af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/rend/shaders/meshes.vert.hlsl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+struct Input
+{
+    float3 Position : TEXCOORD0;
+    float2 TexCoord : TEXCOORD1;
+    uint InstanceIndex : SV_InstanceID;
+};
+
+struct Output
+{
+    float2 TexCoord : TEXCOORD0;
+    float4 Position : SV_Position;
+};
+
+struct Scene
+{
+    float4x4 Model;
+};
+
+StructuredBuffer<Scene> scene: register(t0, space0);
+
+cbuffer Uniforms : register(b0, space1)
+{
+    float4x4 ViewProjection;
+    float time;
+};
+
+Output main(Input input)
+{
+    Output output;
+    output.TexCoord = input.TexCoord;
+    
+    output.Position = mul(ViewProjection, mul(float4(input.Position, 1.0), scene[input.InstanceIndex].Model));
+    return output;
+}
diff --git a/engine/rend/shaders/meshes.vert.json b/engine/rend/shaders/meshes.vert.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd492c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/rend/shaders/meshes.vert.json
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+{
+    "entryPoints" : [
+        {
+            "name" : "main",
+            "mode" : "vert"
+        }
+    ],
+    "types" : {
+        "_8" : {
+            "name" : "Scene",
+            "members" : [
+                {
+                    "name" : "Model",
+                    "type" : "mat4",
+                    "offset" : 0,
+                    "matrix_stride" : 16,
+                    "row_major" : true
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "_7" : {
+            "name" : "type.StructuredBuffer.Scene",
+            "members" : [
+                {
+                    "name" : "_m0",
+                    "type" : "_8",
+                    "array" : [
+                        0
+                    ],
+                    "array_size_is_literal" : [
+                        true
+                    ],
+                    "offset" : 0,
+                    "array_stride" : 64
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "_10" : {
+            "name" : "type.Uniforms",
+            "members" : [
+                {
+                    "name" : "ViewProjection",
+                    "type" : "mat4",
+                    "offset" : 0,
+                    "matrix_stride" : 16,
+                    "row_major" : true
+                },
+                {
+                    "name" : "time",
+                    "type" : "float",
+                    "offset" : 64
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    "inputs" : [
+        {
+            "type" : "vec3",
+            "name" : "in.var.TEXCOORD0",
+            "location" : 0
+        },
+        {
+            "type" : "vec2",
+            "name" : "in.var.TEXCOORD1",
+            "location" : 1
+        }
+    ],
+    "outputs" : [
+        {
+            "type" : "vec2",
+            "name" : "out.var.TEXCOORD0",
+            "location" : 0
+        }
+    ],
+    "ssbos" : [
+        {
+            "type" : "_7",
+            "name" : "scene",
+            "readonly" : true,
+            "block_size" : 0,
+            "set" : 0,
+            "binding" : 0
+        }
+    ],
+    "ubos" : [
+        {
+            "type" : "_10",
+            "name" : "type.Uniforms",
+            "block_size" : 68,
+            "set" : 1,
+            "binding" : 0
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/meshes.vert.dxil b/projects/content/_shaders/dxil/meshes.vert.dxil
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1081683
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diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/msl/meshes.vert.msl b/projects/content/_shaders/msl/meshes.vert.msl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b96b908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/content/_shaders/msl/meshes.vert.msl
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+#include <simd/simd.h>
+
+using namespace metal;
+
+struct Scene
+{
+    float4x4 Model;
+};
+
+struct type_StructuredBuffer_Scene
+{
+    Scene _m0[1];
+};
+
+struct type_Uniforms
+{
+    float4x4 ViewProjection;
+    float time;
+};
+
+struct main0_out
+{
+    float2 out_var_TEXCOORD0 [[user(locn0)]];
+    float4 gl_Position [[position]];
+};
+
+struct main0_in
+{
+    float3 in_var_TEXCOORD0 [[attribute(0)]];
+    float2 in_var_TEXCOORD1 [[attribute(1)]];
+};
+
+vertex main0_out main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], constant type_Uniforms& Uniforms [[buffer(0)]], const device type_StructuredBuffer_Scene& scene [[buffer(1)]], uint gl_InstanceIndex [[instance_id]])
+{
+    main0_out out = {};
+    out.out_var_TEXCOORD0 = in.in_var_TEXCOORD1;
+    out.gl_Position = Uniforms.ViewProjection * (float4(in.in_var_TEXCOORD0, 1.0) * scene._m0[gl_InstanceIndex].Model);
+    return out;
+}
+
diff --git a/projects/content/_shaders/spv/meshes.vert.spv b/projects/content/_shaders/spv/meshes.vert.spv
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