diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f8578f..412de9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,33 +111,22 @@ if (WIN32)
     find_package(VTK 6.1 REQUIRED)
 else()
     # prefer >=6.1, fallback to >=5.4
-    find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
+    find_package(VTK 6.1 COMPONENTS vtkIOXML vtkIOGeometry vtkIOLegacy vtkIOPLY NO_MODULE)
+    IF (NOT ${VTK_FOUND})
+        find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 message(STATUS "Found package VTK. Using version " ${VTK_VERSION})
 if("${VTK_MAJOR_VERSION}" EQUAL 6)
-    set( vtk_LIBS
-        vtkCommonCore
-        vtkCommonDataModel
-        vtkIOLegacy
-        vtkIOXML
-        vtkIOGeometry
-        vtkIOPLY
-        vtksys
-        vtkIOCore
-    )
+    set( vtk_LIBS ${VTK_LIBRARIES} )
 else()
     set( vtk_LIBS
         vtkCommon
-        vtkFiltering
-        vtkGraphics
-        vtkHybrid
         vtkIO
-        vtkRendering
-        vtkWidgets
-        QVTK
     )    
 endif()
+message(STATUS "vtk libraries " ${vtk_LIBS})
 
 include(${VTK_USE_FILE})
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${VTK_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/openEMS.pro b/openEMS.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index d274131..0000000
--- a/openEMS.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,392 +0,0 @@
-# -------------------------------------------------
-# Project created by QtCreator 2010-02-26T22:34:51
-# -------------------------------------------------
-TARGET = openEMS
-CONFIG -= app_bundle qt
-CONFIG += rtti exceptions
-TEMPLATE = app
-OBJECTS_DIR = obj
-INCLUDEPATH += .
-CONFIG += debug_and_release
-
-#
-# VERSION
-#
-VERSION=0.0.33
-
-# add git revision
-GITREV = $$system(git describe --tags)
-isEmpty(GITREV):GITREV=$$VERSION
-DEFINES += GIT_VERSION=\\\"$$GITREV\\\"
-
-# remove unnecessary webkit define
-DEFINES -= QT_WEBKIT
-
-exists(localPaths.pri) {
-    include(localPaths.pri)
-}
-
-###############################################################################
-# CONFIG SECTION
-
-# the SSE engine defaults to flush-to-zero mode, because of speed advantages
-# to restore the correct handling of denormals and to comply to IEEE 754 uncomment:
-# DEFINES += SSE_CORRECT_DENORMALS
-
-# openEMS defaults to output length in unit meters; to recover the old behaviour
-# to output length in terms of the drawing unit, uncomment:
-# DEFINES += OUTPUT_IN_DRAWINGUNITS
-
-# CONFIG SECTION
-###############################################################################
-
-win32 {
-    CONFIG += console
-    isEmpty(WIN32_LIB_ROOT) {
-        WIN32_LIB_ROOT = ..
-    }
-    isEmpty(CSXCAD_ROOT) {
-        CSXCAD_ROOT = $$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/CSXCAD
-    }
-    # CSXCAD
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$CSXCAD_ROOT/include/CSXCAD
-    LIBS += -L$$CSXCAD_ROOT/lib -lCSXCAD0
-
-    # #3rd party libraries#
-    # tinyxml
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/tinyxml/include
-    LIBS += -L$$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/tinyxml/bin -ltinyxml2
-    DEFINES += TIXML_USE_STL
-    # fparser
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/fparser/include
-    LIBS += -L$$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/fparser/bin -lfparser4
-    # hdf5
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/hdf5/include $$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/hdf5/include/cpp
-    LIBS += -L$$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/hdf5/lib -lhdf5
-    # zlib
-    LIBS += -L$$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/zlib/lib -lz
-    # boost
-    DEFINES += BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/boost/include
-    LIBS += -L$$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/boost/lib -lboost_thread -lboost_chrono -lboost_system
-    # vtk
-    INCLUDEPATH +=   $$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/vtk/include/vtk-5.10
-    LIBS += -L$$WIN32_LIB_ROOT/vtk/bin -lvtkCommon -lvtkIO -lvtkFiltering
-}
-unix:!macx {
-    # CSXCAD
-    isEmpty(CSXCAD_ROOT) {
-        CSXCAD_ROOT = /usr
-    } else {
-        QMAKE_LFLAGS += \'-Wl,-rpath,$$CSXCAD_ROOT/lib\'
-    }
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$CSXCAD_ROOT/include/CSXCAD
-    LIBS += -L$$CSXCAD_ROOT/lib -lCSXCAD
-
-    # #3rd party libraries#
-    #fparser
-    isEmpty(FPARSER_ROOT) {
-        FPARSER_ROOT = /usr
-    } else {
-        INCLUDEPATH += $$FPARSER_ROOT/include
-        LIBS += -L$$FPARSER_ROOT/lib
-        QMAKE_LFLAGS += \'-Wl,-rpath,$$FPARSER_ROOT/lib\'
-    }
-    LIBS += -lfparser
-
-    # tinyxml
-    LIBS += -ltinyxml
-    DEFINES += TIXML_USE_STL
-
-    #hdf5
-    !isEmpty(HDF5_ROOT) {LIBS += -L$$HDF5_ROOT}
-    INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/hdf5/serial
-    LIBS += -lboost_thread -lboost_system
-    LIBS += -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5
-
-    ### vtk ###
-    isEmpty(VTK_INCLUDEPATH) {
-        INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/vtk-5.2 \
-        /usr/include/vtk-5.4 \
-        /usr/include/vtk-5.6 \
-        /usr/include/vtk-5.8 \
-        /usr/include/vtk-5.10 \
-        /usr/include/vtk-6.0 \
-        /usr/include/vtk-6.1 \
-        /usr/include/vtk
-    } else {
-        INCLUDEPATH += $$VTK_INCLUDEPATH
-    }
-    isEmpty(VTK_LIBRARYPATH){
-    } else {
-        LIBS +=-L$$VTK_LIBRARYPATH
-        QMAKE_LFLAGS += \'-Wl,-rpath,$$VTK_LIBRARYPATH\'
-    }
-    !contains(VTK_6, 1) {
-        LIBS += -lvtkCommon \
-        -lvtkIO \
-        -lvtksys \
-        -lvtkFiltering
-    } else {
-        LIBS += -lvtkCommonCore$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX \
-        -lvtkCommonDataModel$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX \
-        -lvtkIOLegacy$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX \
-        -lvtkIOXML$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX \
-        -lvtkIOGeometry$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX \
-        -lvtkIOPLY$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX \
-        -lvtksys$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX \
-        -lvtkIOCore$$VTK_6_LIBSUFFIX
-    }
-}
-
-macx: {
-    # CSXCAD
-    isEmpty(CSXCAD_ROOT) {
-        CSXCAD_ROOT = /usr
-    } else {
-        QMAKE_LFLAGS += \'-Wl,-rpath,$$CSXCAD_ROOT/lib\'
-    }
-    INCLUDEPATH += $$CSXCAD_ROOT/include/CSXCAD
-    LIBS += -L$$CSXCAD_ROOT/lib -lCSXCAD
-
-    # #3rd party libraries#
-    #fparser
-    isEmpty(FPARSER_ROOT) {
-        FPARSER_ROOT = /usr
-    } else {
-        INCLUDEPATH += $$FPARSER_ROOT/include
-        LIBS += -L$$FPARSER_ROOT/lib
-        QMAKE_LFLAGS += \'-Wl,-rpath,$$FPARSER_ROOT/lib\'
-    }
-    LIBS += -lfparser
-
-    LIBS += -ltinyxml
-    DEFINES += TIXML_USE_STL
-    LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib -lboost_thread-mt -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_serialization
-    LIBS += -lhdf5_hl -lhdf5
-
-    ### vtk ###
-    isEmpty(VTK_INCLUDEPATH) {
-        INCLUDEPATH += \
-        /usr/local/opt/vtk5/include  \
-        /usr/local/opt/vtk5/include/vtk-5.10
-    } else {
-        INCLUDEPATH += $$VTK_INCLUDEPATH
-    }
-
-    LIBS += -L/usr/local/opt/vtk5/lib/vtk-5.10  -lvtkCommon \
-        -lvtkFiltering \
-        -lvtkGraphics \
-        -lvtkHybrid \
-        -lvtkIO \
-        -lvtkRendering \
-        -lvtkWidgets \
-        -lQVTK
-
-    isEmpty(VTK_LIBRARYPATH){
-    } else {
-        LIBS +=-L$$VTK_LIBRARYPATH
-        QMAKE_LFLAGS += \'-Wl,-rpath,$$VTK_LIBRARYPATH\'
-    }
-}
-
-# vtk includes deprecated header files; silence the corresponding warning
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated
-
-# hdf5 compat
-DEFINES += H5_USE_16_API
-
-
-#### SOURCES ################################################################
-SOURCES += main.cpp \
-    openems.cpp
-
-# FDTD
-SOURCES += FDTD/engine.cpp \
-    FDTD/operator.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_multithread.cpp \
-    FDTD/operator_cylinder.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_cylinder.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_sse.cpp \
-    FDTD/operator_sse.cpp \
-    FDTD/operator_sse_compressed.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_sse_compressed.cpp \
-    FDTD/operator_multithread.cpp \
-    FDTD/excitation.cpp \
-    FDTD/operator_cylindermultigrid.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_cylindermultigrid.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_interface_fdtd.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_interface_sse_fdtd.cpp \
-    FDTD/engine_interface_cylindrical_fdtd.cpp
-
-# FDTD/extensions source files
-SOURCES += FDTD/extensions/engine_extension.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_dispersive.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_lorentzmaterial.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_conductingsheet.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_dispersive.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_lorentzmaterial.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_cylindermultigrid.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_upml.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_upml.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_extension.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_mur_abc.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_mur_abc.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_cylinder.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_cylinder.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_excitation.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_excitation.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_tfsf.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_tfsf.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_steadystate.cpp \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_steadystate.cpp
-
-# Common source files
-SOURCES += Common/operator_base.cpp \
-    Common/engine_interface_base.cpp \
-    Common/processmodematch.cpp \
-    Common/processvoltage.cpp \
-    Common/processing.cpp \
-    Common/processintegral.cpp \
-    Common/processfields.cpp \
-    Common/processfields_td.cpp \
-    Common/processcurrent.cpp \
-    Common/processfields_fd.cpp \
-    Common/processfieldprobe.cpp \
-    Common/processfields_sar.cpp
-
-# tools
-SOURCES += tools/global.cpp \
-    tools/useful.cpp \
-    tools/array_ops.cpp \
-    tools/ErrorMsg.cpp \
-    tools/AdrOp.cpp \
-    tools/sar_calculation.cpp \
-    tools/vtk_file_writer.cpp \
-    tools/hdf5_file_writer.cpp
-
-#### HEADERS ################################################################
-HEADERS += openems.h
-
-# FDTD
-HEADERS += FDTD/engine.h \
-    FDTD/operator.h \
-    FDTD/engine_multithread.h \
-    FDTD/operator_cylinder.h \
-    FDTD/engine_cylinder.h \
-    FDTD/engine_sse.h \
-    FDTD/operator_sse.h \
-    FDTD/excitation.h \
-    FDTD/operator_sse_compressed.h \
-    FDTD/engine_sse_compressed.h \
-    FDTD/operator_multithread.h \
-    FDTD/operator_cylindermultigrid.h \
-    FDTD/engine_cylindermultigrid.h \
-    FDTD/engine_interface_fdtd.h \
-    FDTD/engine_interface_sse_fdtd.h \
-    FDTD/engine_interface_cylindrical_fdtd.h
-
-# FDTD/extensions header files
-HEADERS += FDTD/extensions/operator_extension.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_extension.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_mur_abc.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_mur_abc.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_cylinder.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_cylinder.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_dispersive.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_lorentzmaterial.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_conductingsheet.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/cond_sheet_parameter.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_dispersive.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_lorentzmaterial.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_cylindermultigrid.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_upml.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_upml.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_excitation.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_excitation.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_tfsf.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_tfsf.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/operator_ext_steadystate.h \
-    FDTD/extensions/engine_ext_steadystate.h
-
-# Common header files
-HEADERS += Common/operator_base.h \
-    Common/engine_interface_base.h \
-    Common/processvoltage.h \
-    Common/processing.h \
-    Common/processintegral.h \
-    Common/processfields.h \
-    Common/processfields_td.h \
-    Common/processcurrent.h \
-    Common/processmodematch.h \
-    Common/processfields_fd.h \
-    Common/processfieldprobe.h \
-    Common/processfields_sar.h
-
-# tools
-HEADERS += tools/ErrorMsg.h \
-    tools/AdrOp.h \
-    tools/constants.h \
-    tools/array_ops.h \
-    tools/global.h \
-    tools/useful.h \
-    tools/aligned_allocator.h \
-    tools/sar_calculation.h \
-    tools/vtk_file_writer.h \
-    tools/hdf5_file_writer.h
-
-!packaging {
-    # if packaging is not set in CONFIG, set some default flags
-    # if packaging is enabled, give the flags on the qmake comandline
-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE = -O3 -g -march=native
-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG = -O0 -g -march=native
-}
-
-MPI_SUPPORT {
-    DEFINES += MPI_SUPPORT
-    QMAKE_CC     = mpicc
-    QMAKE_CXX    = mpicxx
-    QMAKE_LINK   = mpicxx
-    QMAKE_LINK_C = mpicc
-    HEADERS += FDTD/operator_mpi.h \
-               FDTD/engine_mpi.h \
-               FDTD/openems_fdtd_mpi.h
-    SOURCES += FDTD/operator_mpi.cpp \
-               FDTD/engine_mpi.cpp \
-               FDTD/openems_fdtd_mpi.cpp
-
-    QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -Wno-unused-parameter #needed because mpich2 produces tons of unused parameter
-}
-
-
-
-#
-# create tar file (for the whole openEMS project)
-#
-tarball.target = tarball
-tarball.commands = git archive --format=tar --prefix=openEMS-$$VERSION/ HEAD | bzip2 > openEMS-$${VERSION}.tar.bz2
-QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += tarball
-
-
-#
-# INSTALL (only the openEMS executable and matlab scripts)
-#
-isEmpty(PREFIX) {
-    PREFIX = /usr/local
-}
-install.target = install
-install.commands = mkdir -p \"$$PREFIX/bin\"
-install.commands += && mkdir -p \"$$PREFIX/share/openEMS/matlab\"
-unix:!macx:install.commands += && cp -at \"$$PREFIX/bin/\" openEMS.sh openEMS_MPI.sh openEMS
-win32:install.commands += && cp -at \"$$PREFIX/bin/\" release/openEMS.exe
-macx:install.commands += && cp openEMS.sh openEMS_MPI.sh openEMS \"$$PREFIX/bin/\"
-install.commands += && cp -r matlab/* \"$$PREFIX/share/openEMS/matlab\"
-QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += install
-
-
-#
-# create .PHONY target
-#
-phony.target = .PHONY
-phony.depends = $$QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS
-QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += phony