# vkCmdSetViewport(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdSetViewport - Set the viewport on a command buffer

## C Specification

If the bound pipeline state object was not created with the `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT` dynamic state enabled, viewport transformation parameters are specified using the `pViewports` member of `VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo` in the pipeline state object. If the pipeline state object was created with the `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT` dynamic state enabled, the viewport transformation parameters are dynamically set and changed with the command:

    void vkCmdSetViewport(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        uint32_t                                    firstViewport,
        uint32_t                                    viewportCount,
        const VkViewport*                           pViewports);

## Parameters

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

- `firstViewport` is the index of the first viewport whose parameters are updated by the command.

- `viewportCount` is the number of viewports whose parameters are updated by the command.

- `pViewports` is a pointer to an array of VkViewport structures specifying viewport parameters.

## Description

The viewport parameters taken from element i of `pViewports` replace the current state for the viewport index `firstViewport` + i, for i in [0, `viewportCount`).

Valid Usage

- `firstViewport` must be less than `VkPhysicalDeviceLimits`::`maxViewports`

- The sum of `firstViewport` and `viewportCount` must be between `1` and `VkPhysicalDeviceLimits`::`maxViewports`, inclusive

- If the multiple viewports feature is not enabled, `firstViewport` must be `0`

- If the multiple viewports feature is not enabled, `viewportCount` must be `1`

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- `pViewports` must be a valid pointer to an array of `viewportCount` valid VkViewport structures

- `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support graphics operations

- `viewportCount` must be greater than `0`

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 | Supported Queue Types | Pipeline Type
--- | --- | --- | ---
Primary Secondary | Both | Graphics |

## See Also

VkCommandBuffer, VkViewport

## 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 (c) 2014-2020 Khronos Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.