VkMicromapEXT(3)

# VkMicromapEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkMicromapEXT - Opaque handle to a micromap object

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## C Specification

Micromaps are opaque data structures that are built by the implementation to encode sub-triangle data to be included in an acceleration structure.

Micromaps are represented by `VkMicromapEXT` handles:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_opacity_micromap
    VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE(VkMicromapEXT)

## See Also

VK_DEFINE_NON_DISPATCHABLE_HANDLE, VK_EXT_opacity_micromap, VkAccelerationStructureTrianglesDisplacementMicromapNV, VkAccelerationStructureTrianglesOpacityMicromapEXT, VkCopyMemoryToMicromapInfoEXT, VkCopyMicromapInfoEXT, VkCopyMicromapToMemoryInfoEXT, VkMicromapBuildInfoEXT, vkCmdWriteMicromapsPropertiesEXT, vkCreateMicromapEXT, vkDestroyMicromapEXT, vkWriteMicromapsPropertiesEXT

## 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

Copyright 2014-2025 The Khronos Group Inc.

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