Ever wondered how musical instruments are designed? How can we generate a computer 3D model of a Trombone, an Ukelele or a Harp? What about designing a Morin Khuur (a traditional Mongolian violin)? Or a vertical piano? In this fun MIT Summer 2026 workshop, you will learn the skills to design all of these, and much more!

Split into 8, 2-hour long sessions, the first half of each session will be spent learning new PTC Creo skills, while the second half will see the application of these new skills through in-class activities. In contrast to traditional mechanical design courses, this workshop places a greater emphasis on the design process itself, understanding how we can plan and best leverage our available tools to arrive to our desired result. Thus, the sessions are less about following the instructions on an engineering drawing, and more about independent thinking and strategizing, reverse engineering an object into a 3D model. This edition of “How to CAD Almost Anything” is themed around musical instruments, which means that all projects (20 total) will involve designing a variety of musical instruments!

Logistics:

• Please express you interest in this workshop by filling up the following form.
• You can find the "How to CAD Almost Anything" syllabus for this Summer 2026 here.