# Configure Features Finder

A Features Finder needs to be configured by user manually on HMI and saved in alignment recipe during machine setup. It is located under Alignment category. The alignment names and features finder names shown on the Navigation Tree are identical with the names of the corresponding components configured in the Configuration Wizard, such as "Alignment0" and "Features0" in the screenshot below:

A features finder is an AlignPlus toolblock that receives images from the multiple cameras that capture the image of a part, locates the features using the finders that are added by the user, and outputs a list of found features. The feature type could be point, line, or generic feature depending on the type selected in the corresponding finder component in the Configuration Wizard. Features finders therefore are classified into three types: Point Features Finder, Line Features Finder, and Generic Features Finder.

- Point Features Finder

  There are four types of point finders that users can choose for setup: PatMax Pattern(image), PatMax Pattern(synthetic), Corner Finder, and Custom Toolblock.

- Line Features Finder

  There are two types of line finders that users can choose for setup: Line Finder and Custom Toolblock.

- Generic Features Finder

  Generic feature finder only has one type: Custom Toolblock.

The following chapters will walk through step-by-step settings for all features finders and their finders within.