Summary
We would greatly benefit from a first-class pointInstancer object in Gaffer
What
Having a first-class pointInstancer object would have multible advantages, not only in terms of performance, but also to have the potential ability to save instance setups efficiently as scene files out of Gaffer (similar to USD Scenegraph Instancing)
Why
Especially large point-based layouts (around 1 million points and beyond) are showing noticeable performance implications using Gaffers Instancer node