Migrating a Vision Builder for Automated Inspection Script to LabVIEW

Updated Jun 1, 2026

Environment

Software

  • Vision Builder for Automated Inspection
  • Vision Development Module
  • LabVIEW

Other

VBAI uses the VIs that are provided by the NI-Vision Development Module to carry out the necessary Vision processing functions in the LabVIEW environment. The NI-Vision Development Module is a separate product from VBAI. 

  • I am planning to migrate my Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (VBAI) inspection to LabVIEW. Do I need to purchase the Vision Development Module to perform this migration?
  • I have a script on my Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (VBAI) 32-bit, and I want to migrate it to a LabVIEW 64-bit version. Is this possible?

Yes, the Vision Development Module is required to allow VBAI to generate LabVIEW Code. To migrate your VBAI Inspection to LabVIEW code:

  1. From your VBAI Configuration Interface, go to Tools » Migrate Inspection to LabVIEW.


 

  1. A dialog box will appear, which will allow you to choose the version of LabVIEW and NI Vision you will use to create the VI, as well as the folder where the LabVIEW VIs will be created. Click OK to start the migration process, and it will proceed to create the LabVIEW VIs.

 

  1. Once finished migrating, A Dialog box will appear informing you that the VBAI Inspection was successfully migrated to LabVIEW. 

 
 
Note: Make sure that the bit versions between the VBAI and LabVIEW match. Otherwise, migration is not possible. For example, if you want to migrate to LabVIEW 2018 64-bit, you need the VBAI 64-bit.

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Differences Between NI Vision Acquisition Software, NI Vision Builder, and the NI Vision Development Module

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