VkPrimitiveTopology

The primitive topologies defined by VkPrimitiveTopology are:

typedef enum VkPrimitiveTopology {
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_POINT_LIST = 0,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_LIST = 1,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_STRIP = 2,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST = 3,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_STRIP = 4,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_FAN = 5,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_LIST_WITH_ADJACENCY = 6,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_STRIP_WITH_ADJACENCY = 7,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST_WITH_ADJACENCY = 8,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_STRIP_WITH_ADJACENCY = 9,
    VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_PATCH_LIST = 10,
} VkPrimitiveTopology;

VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_POINT_LIST specifies a series of separate point primitives.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_LIST specifies a series of separate line primitives.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_STRIP specifies a series of connected line primitives with consecutive lines sharing a vertex.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST specifies a series of separate triangle primitives.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_STRIP specifies a series of connected triangle primitives with consecutive triangles sharing an edge.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_FAN specifies a series of connected triangle primitives with all triangles sharing a common vertex. If the VK_KHR_portability_subset extension is enabled, and VkPhysicalDevicePortabilitySubsetFeaturesKHR::triangleFans is VK_FALSE, then triangle fans are not supported by the implementation, and VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_FAN must not be used.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_LIST_WITH_ADJACENCY specifies a series of separate line primitives with adjacency.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_LINE_STRIP_WITH_ADJACENCY specifies a series of connected line primitives with adjacency, with consecutive primitives sharing three vertices.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST_WITH_ADJACENCY specifies a series of separate triangle primitives with adjacency.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_STRIP_WITH_ADJACENCY specifies connected triangle primitives with adjacency, with consecutive triangles sharing an edge.
VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_PATCH_LIST specifies separate patch primitives.

Each primitive topology, and its construction from a list of vertices, is described in detail below with a supporting diagram, according to the following key:

primitive topology key vertex

Vertex

A point in 3-dimensional space. Positions chosen within the diagrams are arbitrary and for illustration only.

primitive topology key vertex number

Vertex Number

Sequence position of a vertex within the provided vertex data.

primitive topology key provoking vertex

Provoking Vertex

Provoking vertex within the main primitive. The tail is angled towards the relevant primitive. Used in flat shading.

primitive topology key edge

Primitive Edge

An edge connecting the points of a main primitive.

primitive topology key adjacency edge

Adjacency Edge

Points connected by these lines do not contribute to a main primitive, and are only accessible in a geometry shader.

primitive topology key winding order

Winding Order

The relative order in which vertices are defined within a primitive, used in the facing determination. This ordering has no specific start or end point.

The diagrams are supported with mathematical definitions where the vertices (v) and primitives (p) are numbered starting from 0; v₀ is the first vertex in the provided data and p₀ is the first primitive in the set of primitives defined by the vertices and topology.