Add an Application Manifest

Perform the following steps to add an application manifest to the project that has a dependency on Cognex.VisionPro.Displays.Controls.css: 

1. Right-click on the project, Add -> New Item -> Application Manifest File (Windows Only).

   

2. Add the following statements inside the <assembly> tag:

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   <dependency>
       <dependentAssembly>
           <assemblyIdentity
               name="Cognex.Vision.Display.Controls.sxs"
               version="71.0.0.0"
               processorArchitecture="ia64"
               type="win32" />
       </dependentAssembly>
   </dependency>

3. Copy the file DotNetApp.exe.manifest from C:\Program Files\Cognex\VisionPro10.0\manifest to the directory where your application is located.

4. Right-click on the project in Visual Studio, select Properties, and disable creating a manifest for the application by changing the following setting: 

   

5. Build and compile the solution.

   You must build the solution or the edit controls will not appear in the Form Designer's ToolBox.

6. Add a ToolBlock Edit control.

   1. Open up the Form Designer (Right-Click on the Form1.cs -> View Designer)

   2. Open the Visual Studio Toolbox window (View -> Toolbox).

   3. Drag and drop the ToolBlock edit control onto your form.

7. Initialize VisionPro code:

   1. Add calls to Initialize() and Shutdown() in your the following In the Program.cs's static void Main(): 

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      [STAThread]
      static void Main()
      {
          Cognex.Vision.Startup.Initialize();
          ...
          ...
          Cognex.Vision.Startup.Shutdown(); 
      }

8. Run your application.

9. (Optional) Create a basic Blob tool test: 

   Add the following code below the InitializeComponent(); call in Form1.cs:

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   var imageFileTool = new ImageFileTool();
   // Update the location of the image to use to fit your set up
   imageFileTool.Operator.Open("Images\\blobs.bmp", ImageFileModeConstants.Read);
   var blobTool = new BlobTool();
   toolBlockEdit1.Subject.Tools.Add(imageFileTool);
   toolBlockEdit1.Subject.Tools.Add(blobTool);
   toolBlockEdit1.Subject.AddLink(imageFileTool.Outputs[0], blobTool.Inputs[0]);
   toolBlockEdit1.Subject.Run();