VkAccelerationStructureKHR(3)

# VkAccelerationStructureKHR(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkAccelerationStructureKHR - Opaque handle to an acceleration structure object

## C Specification

Acceleration structures for the `VK_KHR_acceleration_structure extension` and micromaps for the `VK_KHR_opacity_micromap extension` are represented by `VkAccelerationStructureKHR` handles:

    // Provided by VK_KHR_acceleration_structure
    VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE(VkAccelerationStructureKHR)

## See Also

VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE, VK_KHR_acceleration_structure, VkAccelerationStructureBuildGeometryInfoKHR, VkAccelerationStructureCaptureDescriptorDataInfoEXT, VkAccelerationStructureDeviceAddressInfoKHR, VkAccelerationStructureTrianglesOpacityMicromapKHR, VkCopyAccelerationStructureInfoKHR, VkCopyAccelerationStructureToMemoryInfoKHR, VkCopyMemoryToAccelerationStructureInfoKHR, VkWriteDescriptorSetAccelerationStructureKHR, vkCmdWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesKHR, vkCreateAccelerationStructure2KHR, vkCreateAccelerationStructureKHR, vkDestroyAccelerationStructureKHR, vkWriteAccelerationStructuresPropertiesKHR

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

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