# Creating the Project

Perform the following steps to create a new Visual Studio project to create a Cognex vision application that uses 2D MFC display:

1. Create a new project in Visual Studio from the "MFC App" template.
2. For Application Type, select Dialog based. Leave all other template options as default.

3. Create new \deploy and \images folders in the new solution directory (i.e. the directory containing the <Solution name>.sln file).

4. Locate the \manifest folder of your VisionPro installation.

   By default, the VisionPro installer installs this release to C:\Program Files\Cognex\VisionPro\10.0 Preview 2.

5. Copy the MFCApp.exe.manifest file from the \manifest folder to the \deploy folder.

6. Rename the manifest file to match the name of the new MFC application.

   For example, MFCApplication1.exe.manifest

7. Copy "coins.idb" into the \images directory.