diff --git a/kerml/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/kerml/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kerml/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.execution/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/org.omg.sysml.execution/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.execution/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.execution/build.properties b/org.omg.sysml.execution/build.properties
index 34d2e4d2da..56d7765555 100644
--- a/org.omg.sysml.execution/build.properties
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.execution/build.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 source.. = src/
-output.. = bin/
+output.. = target/classes/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                .
diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.feature/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/org.omg.sysml.feature/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.feature/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.installer/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/org.omg.sysml.installer/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.installer/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.jupyter.installer/.project b/org.omg.sysml.jupyter.installer/.project
index d0fdbf9f9d..0586aefe30 100644
--- a/org.omg.sysml.jupyter.installer/.project
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.jupyter.installer/.project
@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.buildship.core.gradleprojectnature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/org.omg.sysml.jupyter.kernel/test/kernels/sysml/sysml.library/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/org.omg.sysml.jupyter.kernel/test/kernels/sysml/sysml.library/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.omg.sysml.jupyter.kernel/test/kernels/sysml/sysml.library/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/sysml.library/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/sysml.library/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysml.library/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/sysml/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/sysml/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f26c0203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysml/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8