diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7321e5b..e8089e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -135,3 +135,5 @@ IDL/various
 /src_programs/*.c
 /src_programs/go*
 /manuals_todo/Eshelby
+
+Workspace/
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ce5edc..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "EMsoft"]
-	path = EMsoft
-	url = https://github.com/emsoft-org/EMsoft
-[submodule "EMsoftData"]
-	path = EMsoftData
-	url = https://github.com/emsoft-org/EMsoftData
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b8752e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0)
+
+project(EMSoftCI VERSION 2.0.0.0 LANGUAGES NONE)
+
+include(ExternalProject)
+
+set(EMSOFT_WORKSPACE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Workspace CACHE PATH "Root directory where repos will be cloned")
+
+include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Repos.cmake)
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Function to clone the repository using ExternalProject_Add
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function(CloneRepo)
+  set(options)
+  set(oneValueArgs NAME ROOT_DIR GIT_REPO GIT_TAG)
+  set(multiValueArgs)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(ARGS "${options}" "${oneValueArgs}" "${multiValueArgs}" ${ARGN})
+
+  set(CLONE_DIR ${ARGS_ROOT_DIR}/${ARGS_NAME})
+
+  message(STATUS "Cloning \"${ARGS_GIT_REPO}\" at tag \"${ARGS_GIT_TAG}\" in \"${CLONE_DIR}\"" )
+  ExternalProject_Add(${ARGS_NAME}
+    GIT_REPOSITORY ${ARGS_GIT_REPO}
+    GIT_TAG ${ARGS_GIT_TAG}
+    GIT_PROGRESS ON
+
+    SOURCE_DIR ${CLONE_DIR}
+
+    UPDATE_COMMAND ""
+    PATCH_COMMAND ""
+    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+    BUILD_COMMAND ""
+    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+    TEST_COMMAND ""
+
+    TMP_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARGS_NAME}/temp
+    STAMP_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARGS_NAME}/stamp
+    DOWNLOAD_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARGS_NAME}/download
+    BINARY_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARGS_NAME}/binary
+    INSTALL_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${ARGS_NAME}/install
+    
+    LOG_DOWNLOAD ON
+    LOG_UPDATE ON
+    LOG_CONFIGURE ON
+    LOG_BUILD ON
+    LOG_TEST ON
+    LOG_INSTALL ON
+  )
+endfunction()
+
+if("${EMSOFT_WORKSPACE}" STREQUAL "")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "EMSOFT_WORKSPACE is empty. Cloning EMsoft can not continue. \
+    Please set the -EMSOFT_WORKSPACE=/Path/to/Directory/of/EMsoft to the directory where you want to clone all the DREAM3D \
+    repositories. Anything in that directory may be over written.")
+endif()
+
+foreach(repo ${EMSOFT_REPOS})
+  CloneRepo(NAME ${repo}
+    GIT_REPO "${${repo}_BASE_URL}/${${repo}_GH_ORG}/${${repo}_REPO_NAME}.git"
+    GIT_TAG "${${repo}_GIT_BRANCH}"
+    ROOT_DIR "${EMSOFT_WORKSPACE}"
+  )
+endforeach()
diff --git a/EMsoft b/EMsoft
deleted file mode 160000
index cc8e5f7..0000000
--- a/EMsoft
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit cc8e5f71425d856a0cc13d9ff92a1618076365a3
diff --git a/EMsoftData b/EMsoftData
deleted file mode 160000
index 7549126..0000000
--- a/EMsoftData
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 7549126266429e32188969319c3676ca5f9f59c3
diff --git a/Repos.cmake b/Repos.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e51e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Repos.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+set(EMSOFT_REPOS
+  EMsoft
+  EMsoftData
+)
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# EMsoft Details
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(EMsoft_REPO_NAME "EMsoft")
+set(EMsoft_BASE_URL "https://www.github.com")
+set(EMsoft_GH_ORG "EMsoft-org")
+set(EMsoft_GIT_BRANCH "develop")
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# EMsoftData Details
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set(EMsoftData_REPO_NAME "EMsoftData")
+set(EMsoftData_BASE_URL "https://www.github.com")
+set(EMsoftData_GH_ORG "EMsoft-org")
+set(EMsoftData_GIT_BRANCH "develop")
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 55dc3ae..23be06e 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ stages:
         echo BUILDNAME=$(Agent.OS)-$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)
         echo Build.BuildNumber=$(Build.BuildNumber)
       displayName: 'Dump Azure Variables'
+    - script: |
+        cd $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)
+        cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -S $(Build.Repository.LocalPath) -B $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Build
+        cmake --build $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Build
+      displayName: 'Clone Repositories'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DEMsoft_SDK=$(Agent.WorkFolder) -DEMsoftData_DIR=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/EMsoftData -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILDNAME="$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Agent.OS)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)" $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/EMsoft
+        cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DEMsoft_SDK=$(Agent.WorkFolder) -DEMsoftData_DIR=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Workspace/EMsoftData -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILDNAME="$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Agent.OS)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)" $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Workspace/EMsoft
       displayName: 'Configure EMsoft'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ stages:
         cpack --verbose
       displayName: 'Packing EMsoft'
   - job: Windows_10_19_03
+    variables:
+      cmake_dir: '$(Agent.WorkFolder)\..\cmake-3.16.2-win64-x64'
     timeoutInMinutes: 120
     workspace:
       clean: all
@@ -67,23 +74,30 @@ stages:
         echo BUILDNAME=$(Agent.OS)-$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)
         echo Build.BuildNumber=$(Build.BuildNumber)
       displayName: 'Dump Azure Variables'
+    - script: |
+        cd $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)
+        $(cmake_dir)\bin\cmake.exe -G "NMake Makefiles" -S $(Build.Repository.LocalPath) -B $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Build
+        $(cmake_dir)\bin\cmake.exe --build $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Build
+      displayName: 'Clone Repositories'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)\..\cmake-3.16.2-win64-x64\bin\cmake.exe -G "NMake Makefiles" -DEMsoft_SDK=$(Agent.WorkFolder) -DEMsoftData_DIR=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/EMsoftData -DBUILDNAME="$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Agent.OS)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/EMsoft
+        $(cmake_dir)\bin\cmake.exe -G "NMake Makefiles" -DEMsoft_SDK=$(Agent.WorkFolder) -DEMsoftData_DIR=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Workspace/EMsoftData -DBUILDNAME="$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Agent.OS)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Workspace/EMsoft
       displayName: 'Configure EMsoft'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)\..\cmake-3.16.2-win64-x64\bin\cmake --build . --config Release --target all  --parallel 12
+        $(cmake_dir)\bin\cmake.exe --build . --config Release --target all  --parallel 12
       displayName: 'Compile EMsoft'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)\..\cmake-3.16.2-win64-x64\bin\ctest -D Experimental --timeout 7200 -DCTEST_SITE=$(Agent.MachineName).bluequartz.net -Ddashboard_source_name=EMsoft
+        $(cmake_dir)\bin\ctest.exe -D Experimental --timeout 7200 -DCTEST_SITE=$(Agent.MachineName).bluequartz.net -Ddashboard_source_name=EMsoft
       displayName: 'Testing EMsoft'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)\..\cmake-3.16.2-win64-x64\bin\cpack --verbose
+        $(cmake_dir)\bin\cpack.exe --verbose
       displayName: 'Packing EMsoft'
-  - job: Linux_Ubuntu_16_04
+  - job: Linux_Ubuntu_18_04
+    variables:
+      cmake_dir: '$(Agent.WorkFolder)/../cmake-3.16.6-Linux-x86_64'
     timeoutInMinutes: 120
     workspace:
       clean: all
@@ -106,23 +120,28 @@ stages:
         echo BUILDNAME=$(Agent.OS)-$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)
         echo Build.BuildNumber=$(Build.BuildNumber)
       displayName: 'Dump Azure Variables'
+    - script: |
+        cd $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)
+        $(cmake_dir)/bin/cmake -S $(Build.Repository.LocalPath) -B $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Build
+        $(cmake_dir)/bin/cmake --build $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Build
+      displayName: 'Clone Repositories'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
         export CXX=/usr/bin/g++-7
         export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-7
         export FC=/usr/bin/gfortran-7 
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)/../cmake-3.16.2-Linux-x86_64/bin/cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DEMsoft_SDK=$(Agent.WorkFolder) -DEMsoftData_DIR=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/EMsoftData -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILDNAME="$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Agent.OS)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)" $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/EMsoft
+        $(cmake_dir)/bin/cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DEMsoft_SDK=$(Agent.WorkFolder) -DEMsoftData_DIR=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Workspace/EMsoftData -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILDNAME="$(Agent.MachineName)-$(Agent.OS)-$(Build.SourceBranchName)_$(Build.BuildNumber)" $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Workspace/EMsoft
       displayName: 'Configure EMsoft'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)/../cmake-3.16.2-Linux-x86_64/bin/cmake --build . --config Release --target all  --parallel 10
+        $(cmake_dir)/bin/cmake --build . --config Release --target all  --parallel 10
       displayName: 'Compile EMsoft'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        export EMSOFTPATHNAME=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/EMsoft
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)/../cmake-3.16.2-Linux-x86_64/bin/ctest -D Experimental --timeout 7200 -DCTEST_SITE=$(Agent.MachineName).bluequartz.net -Ddashboard_source_name=EMsoft
+        export EMSOFTPATHNAME=$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/Workspace/EMsoft
+        $(cmake_dir)/bin/ctest -D Experimental --timeout 7200 -DCTEST_SITE=$(Agent.MachineName).bluequartz.net -Ddashboard_source_name=EMsoft
       displayName: 'Testing EMsoft'
     - script: |
         cd $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        $(Agent.WorkFolder)/../cmake-3.16.2-Linux-x86_64/bin/cpack --verbose
+        $(cmake_dir)/bin/cpack --verbose
       displayName: 'Packing EMsoft'