Before adding a new tool, you need to have an image database The set of images used to train and test your vision application. with at least one image and the upstream An upstream tool comes first in the toolchain and its output defines a downstream tool. An upstream tool can have several downstream tools. tool must have a complete configuration. You cannot insert a new tool in-between existing tools but the same upstream tool can have several downstream A downstream tool requires a previously configured upstream tool and its configuration as input. The tool is placed after its upstream tool in the toolchain. tools.

To add a new tool:

1. Right-click on Input Image The set of images used to train and test your vision application. or the upstream tool that the new tool uses as input.

2. Select Add Tool and choose the tool type you want to add to the toolchain Contains a group of tools and the sequence of execution for each tool.. If the options are unavailable, the upstream tool does not have a complete configuration and cannot have downstream tools added.

3. In the Add Tool window, optionally assign a color to the new tool and type in a tool name. The default name is the tool name with a numbered suffix, for example, Classifier_1.

4. Click Add and verify that the tool has the correct specified color, name, and placement in the toolchain.

OneVision supports a maximum of 20 tools in any combination and layout.