diff --git a/webclient/src/components/ObjectViewInternal.tsx b/webclient/src/components/ObjectViewInternal.tsx
index 901f83f..b224a35 100644
--- a/webclient/src/components/ObjectViewInternal.tsx
+++ b/webclient/src/components/ObjectViewInternal.tsx
@@ -1,35 +1,23 @@
 import type { ObjectType, RuntimeGameObjectInstance, RuntimeObjectInstance } from "../types";
 import type { VoxelGroup } from "../types/runtime/voxelGroup";
-import { useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useLayoutEffect, useRef, type Ref, memo } from "react";
-import { Euler, Matrix4, Quaternion, type Group, type InstancedMesh } from "three";
+import { useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useRef, type Ref, memo, useMemo } from "react";
+import { Euler, Quaternion, type Group } from "three";
 import type { ThreeEvent } from "@react-three/fiber";
 import { ConvexHullCollider, RapierRigidBody } from "@react-three/rapier";
 import { SyncRigidBody } from "./SyncRigidBody";
 import { reaction, runInAction } from "mobx";
 import { v3toRapier } from "../utils";
 import { state } from "../state";
-
-const _m4 = new Matrix4();
+import { greedyMesh } from "../utils/graphics/greedyMesh";
 
 const VoxelGroupMesh = memo(function VoxelGroupMesh({ vg }: { vg: VoxelGroup }) {
-    const ref = useRef<InstancedMesh>(null);
-
-    useLayoutEffect(() => {
-        const mesh = ref.current;
-        if (!mesh)
-            return;
-        vg.positions.forEach(([x, y, z], i) => {
-            mesh.setMatrixAt(i, _m4.makeTranslation(x, y, z));
-        });
-        mesh.instanceMatrix.needsUpdate = true;
-        mesh.computeBoundingSphere();
-    }, [vg]);
+    const geo = useMemo(() => greedyMesh(vg.positions), [vg]);
+    useEffect(() => () => { geo.dispose(); }, [geo]);
 
     return (
-        <instancedMesh ref={ref} args={[undefined, undefined, vg.positions.length]}>
-            <boxGeometry args={[1, 1, 1]} />
+        <mesh geometry={geo}>
             <meshStandardMaterial color={vg.color} opacity={vg.opacity} transparent={vg.opacity < 1} />
-        </instancedMesh>
+        </mesh>
     );
 });
 
diff --git a/webclient/src/utils/graphics/greedyMesh.ts b/webclient/src/utils/graphics/greedyMesh.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1da52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webclient/src/utils/graphics/greedyMesh.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import { BufferGeometry, Float32BufferAttribute } from 'three';
+import type { V3 } from '../../types';
+
+// tangent axes for each main axis
+const U_OF = [1, 0, 0] as const;
+const V_OF = [2, 2, 1] as const;
+
+/**
+ * Greedy meshing: merges face-adjacent same-material voxels into minimal quads.
+ * A 50×1×50 flat layer produces 6 quads (12 triangles), not 50×50×6×2.
+ *
+ * Only face-adjacency counts — diagonal neighbours do not merge.
+ */
+export function greedyMesh(positions: V3[]): BufferGeometry {
+    if (!positions.length)
+        return new BufferGeometry();
+
+    const occ = new Set<string>();
+    let x0 = Infinity, y0 = Infinity, z0 = Infinity;
+    let x1 = -Infinity, y1 = -Infinity, z1 = -Infinity;
+
+    for (const [x, y, z] of positions) {
+        occ.add(`${x},${y},${z}`);
+        if (x < x0)
+            x0 = x;
+        if (x > x1)
+            x1 = x;
+        if (y < y0)
+            y0 = y;
+        if (y > y1)
+            y1 = y;
+        if (z < z0)
+            z0 = z;
+        if (z > z1)
+            z1 = z;
+    }
+
+    const has = (x: number, y: number, z: number) => occ.has(`${x},${y},${z}`);
+    const lo = [x0, y0, z0];
+    const hi = [x1, y1, z1];
+
+    const verts: number[] = [];
+    const inds: number[] = [];
+
+    for (let axis = 0; axis < 3; axis++) {
+        const u = U_OF[axis];
+        const v = V_OF[axis];
+        const dLen = hi[axis] - lo[axis] + 1;
+        const uLen = hi[u] - lo[u] + 1;
+        const vLen = hi[v] - lo[v] + 1;
+        const mask = new Uint8Array(uLen * vLen);
+        const done = new Uint8Array(uLen * vLen);
+
+        for (let dir = -1; dir <= 1; dir += 2) {
+            // For corner order (u0,v0)(u1,v0)(u1,v1)(u0,v1),
+            // cross product = +e_axis when axis≠Y, −e_Y when axis=Y.
+            // flip reverses winding to point outward for the given dir.
+            const flip = axis === 1 ? dir > 0 : dir < 0;
+
+            for (let di = 0; di < dLen; di++) {
+                const D = lo[axis] + di;
+
+                mask.fill(0);
+                done.fill(0);
+
+                for (let vi = 0; vi < vLen; vi++) {
+                    for (let ui = 0; ui < uLen; ui++) {
+                        const p: [number, number, number] = [0, 0, 0];
+                        p[axis] = D;
+                        p[u] = lo[u] + ui;
+                        p[v] = lo[v] + vi;
+                        if (!has(p[0], p[1], p[2]))
+                            continue;
+                        const np: [number, number, number] = [p[0], p[1], p[2]];
+                        np[axis] += dir;
+                        if (!has(np[0], np[1], np[2]))
+                            mask[ui + vi * uLen] = 1;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                for (let vi = 0; vi < vLen; vi++) {
+                    for (let ui = 0; ui < uLen; ui++) {
+                        if (!mask[ui + vi * uLen] || done[ui + vi * uLen])
+                            continue;
+
+                        let wu = 1;
+                        while (ui + wu < uLen && mask[ui + wu + vi * uLen] && !done[ui + wu + vi * uLen])
+                            wu++;
+
+                        let wv = 1;
+                        expand: while (vi + wv < vLen) {
+                            for (let k = 0; k < wu; k++)
+                                if (!mask[ui + k + (vi + wv) * uLen] || done[ui + k + (vi + wv) * uLen])
+                                    break expand;
+                            wv++;
+                        }
+
+                        for (let dv = 0; dv < wv; dv++)
+                            for (let du = 0; du < wu; du++)
+                                done[ui + du + (vi + dv) * uLen] = 1;
+
+                        const dp = D + (dir > 0 ? 0.5 : -0.5);
+                        const uA = lo[u] + ui - 0.5;
+                        const uB = uA + wu;
+                        const vA = lo[v] + vi - 0.5;
+                        const vB = vA + wv;
+
+                        const base = verts.length / 3;
+                        for (const [cu, cv] of [[uA, vA], [uB, vA], [uB, vB], [uA, vB]] as const) {
+                            const pt: [number, number, number] = [0, 0, 0];
+                            pt[axis] = dp;
+                            pt[u] = cu;
+                            pt[v] = cv;
+                            verts.push(pt[0], pt[1], pt[2]);
+                        }
+
+                        if (flip) {
+                            inds.push(base, base + 2, base + 1, base, base + 3, base + 2);
+                        } else {
+                            inds.push(base, base + 1, base + 2, base, base + 2, base + 3);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    const geo = new BufferGeometry();
+    geo.setAttribute('position', new Float32BufferAttribute(verts, 3));
+    geo.setIndex(inds);
+    geo.computeVertexNormals();
+    return geo;
+}