# Recipe Configurations

AlignSight Recipe Configurations specify the relation between Features, Parts and Steps.

The term Feature applies to a pattern on an image that can be trained by the user and then be located by the camera. A CameraFeature is a Feature that is located on a specific a camera. AlignSight cameras currently support up to four CameraFeatures.

A PartFeature (PF) is a Feature assigned to a Part. With the supplied Recipe Configurations, a Part can have one or two Features, locating on the same or on different cameras.

A Part defines a collection of Features (one or two). A Part pose is computed from the poses of its assigned features. The Part pose is used to compute the final Alignment pose.

A Step defines the Features to be located in a single acquisition cycle. One or multiple cameras can be involved. A Step also defines which Exposure setting to be used for each camera and, in case of a ShuttlingCamera configuration, at which shuttling position the camera will be, i.e. which calibration shall be used to get the feature location.

Depending on the number of cameras in the system, the following configurations (Feature – Part – Step relations) can be selected.

In the tables below, the PartID and StepID columns show the IDs to be provided at runtime with the LF, GP, TA, XA, TT, TTR, XT commands.

Note: All features of the selected configuration must be trained.
Note: If the default configurations below do not meet the application requirements, customized configurations can be provided. Please contact your Cognex sales engineer.

## Recipe Configurations