See it in action: https://youtu.be/G0ILW1cwuTc

1-CLICK CREATOR optimize your projects with ease by using next-generation Billboard Impostors.

IMPOSTORS are camera facing quads, or simple polygonal shapes, that replace complex geometry by rendering a fake 3D representation of the original object.

FLEXIBLE impostors can be moved, rotated, scaled, receive and cast shadows, intersect other objects or impostors, and can be used with LODGroup or any third-party LOD system.

MODERN technology making full use of GPU-based instancing. Providing Spherical and Octahedron Impostor techniques, the latter being capable of performing smart transitions between different views.

Manual: Amplify Wiki

Discuss here: Unity Forum Thread

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References

Octahedral Impostors by Ryan Brucks

Chapter 21. True Impostors by Eric Risser

Real-time Realistic Rendering and Lighting of Forests by Eric Bruneton, Fabrice Neyret