# vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV - Copy an acceleration structure

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## C Specification

To copy an acceleration structure call:

    // Provided by VK_NV_ray_tracing
    void vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        VkAccelerationStructureNV                   dst,
        VkAccelerationStructureNV                   src,
        VkCopyAccelerationStructureModeKHR          mode);

## Parameters

- `commandBuffer` is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

- `dst` is the target acceleration structure for the copy.

- `src` is the source acceleration structure for the copy.

- `mode` is a VkCopyAccelerationStructureModeKHR value specifying additional operations to perform during the copy.

## Description

Accesses to `src` and `dst` must be synchronized with the `VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_2_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_COPY_BIT_KHR` pipeline stage or the `VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_BUILD_BIT_KHR` pipeline stage, and an access type of `VK_ACCESS_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_READ_BIT_KHR` or `VK_ACCESS_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_WRITE_BIT_KHR` as appropriate.

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-mode-03410
  `mode` must be `VK_COPY_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_COMPACT_KHR` or `VK_COPY_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_CLONE_KHR`

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-src-04963
  The source acceleration structure `src` must have been constructed prior to the execution of this command

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-src-03411
  If `mode` is `VK_COPY_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_MODE_COMPACT_KHR`, `src` must have been constructed with `VK_BUILD_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_ALLOW_COMPACTION_BIT_KHR` in the build

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-buffer-03718
  The `buffer` used to create `src` must be bound to device memory

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-buffer-03719
  The `buffer` used to create `dst` must be bound to device memory

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-dst-07791
  The range of memory backing `dst` that is accessed by this command must not overlap the memory backing `src` that is accessed by this command

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-dst-07792
  `dst` must be bound completely and contiguously to a single `VkDeviceMemory` object via vkBindAccelerationStructureMemoryNV

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-dst-parameter
  `dst` must be a valid VkAccelerationStructureNV handle

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-src-parameter
  `src` must be a valid VkAccelerationStructureNV handle

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-mode-parameter
  `mode` must be a valid VkCopyAccelerationStructureModeKHR value

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support compute operations

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-renderpass
  This command must only be called outside of a render pass instance

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-videocoding
  This command must only be called outside of a video coding scope

- VUID-vkCmdCopyAccelerationStructureNV-commonparent
  Each of `commandBuffer`, `dst`, and `src` must have been created, allocated, or retrieved from the same VkDevice

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `commandBuffer` must be externally synchronized

- Host access to the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Video Coding Scope | Supported Queue Types | Command Type
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Primary Secondary | Outside | Outside | Compute | Action

## See Also

VK_NV_ray_tracing, VkAccelerationStructureNV, VkCommandBuffer, VkCopyAccelerationStructureModeKHR

## 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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