After installing Matrox Design Assistant and configuring your runtime platform (a supported Matrox smart camera by itself, or Matrox 4Sight or PC connected to one or more GigE/USB3 Vision cameras), watch the introductory video tutorial available in the Matrox Design Assistant Quick Start tab, and read Chapter 2: Building a project. It describes how to create a simple project and deploy it on your runtime platform.
The remaining chapters in the User Guide provide more detailed information about the additional features available with Matrox Design Assistant. Read these chapters as needed.
Matrox Vision Academy provides further video tutorials on various features of Matrox Design Assistant, available to registered users at https://www.matrox.com/imaging/vision_academy/.