# Multiple textures with instanced geometry
**URL:** https://discourse.threejs.org/t/multiple-textures-with-instanced-geometry/5637
**Category:** Questions
**Tags:** instancing, textures
**Created:** [January 7, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/multiple-textures-with-instanced-geometry/5637 "2019-01-07T13:29:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@KyKyPy3](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/KyKyPy3)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/multiple-textures-with-instanced-geometry/5637/1 "2019-01-07T13:29:26Z")
I use instanced buffered geometry to draw a lot of points. But such geometry uses a single material. How can I use different textures for each point? I have an idea to put all the textures on one canvas, but I don’t understand how to draw the desired texture in the shader.
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### Author:  [@Oskasb](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Oskasb)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/multiple-textures-with-instanced-geometry/5637/2 "2019-01-07T17:18:10Z")
I use an extra attribute for uv\_offset to do this for various use cases typically particles and vegetation systems.
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### Author:  [@prisoner849](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/prisoner849)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2019, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/multiple-textures-with-instanced-geometry/5637/3 "2019-01-07T19:38:46Z")
Specifically for an instanced buffer geometry, use an instanced buffer attribute to shift UVs.
Jusn an example:
https://codepen.io/prisoner849/embed/preview/REyzJV?height=300&slug-hash=REyzJV&default-tabs=js,result&host=https://codepen.io
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### Author:  [@KyKyPy3](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/KyKyPy3)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/multiple-textures-with-instanced-geometry/5637/4 "2019-01-08T20:24:35Z")
Thx. I found solution.