# Accelerating Development With Predefined Project Types

Predefined Project Types are projects that are prepopulated with common components used in many Cognex Designer projects.

## Why Use a Predefined Project Type?

When you create a new project, you have the option of choosing to define it with a Predefined Project Type, such as Single Camera, Multi Camera, and Independent Multi Camera.

Benefits of using Predefined Project Types, instead of creating a project as a blank project (the default project type) include:

- Consistency of design across applications that you develop, since you are using a set of common project types.

- Predefined Project Type components are structurally sound, tested models and demonstrate best practices for creating future project components.

- Drastically reduced development time and improved efficiency, especially when creating demos and prototypes.

## What Components Are Created For You?

Creating a project with a Predefined Project Type enables Cognex Designer to create a ready-to-use application containing preconfigured:

- Online and Offline modes
- Image acquisition blocks (real or simulated cameras)
- VisionPro Tool Block image processing (Vision Job)
- Image Recording
- WPF page GUI
- Web page GUI
- Results calculation (basic scripting)

Note: On first creation of a Project Type, Cognex Designer scans for available physical cameras and attempts to match found cameras to the camera types defined in your project.