diff --git a/.bazelproject b/.bazelproject
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5202bc1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelproject
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# The project view file (.bazelproject) is used to import targets into the IDE.
+#
+# See: https://ij.bazel.build/docs/project-views.html
+#
+# This files provides a default experience for developers working with the project.
+# You should customize it to suite your needs.
+
+directories:
+  .
+
+derive_targets_from_directories: true
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index db09d1617..37dbdc135 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ max_line_length = unset
 [WORKSPACE.bazel]
 max_line_length = unset
 
+[.bazelproject]
+indent_size = 2
+
 # Note that https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker
 # which https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker.python
 # uses does not understand e.g. [{*.yaml,*.yml}] but only single ones.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6cf48084..ec2c425c7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ build/
 .ijwb/
 .idea/
 
+# Eclipse (including bazel-vscode-java)
+.eclipse/
+
 # Python Virtual Environment (venv, created by ./test.bash)
 .venv/
 
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index d136b9eb2..37bb5afb9 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -49,5 +49,27 @@
     "tag:yaml.org,2002:python/name:materialx.emoji.to_svg",
     "tag:yaml.org,2002:python/name:materialx.emoji.twemoji",
     "tag:yaml.org,2002:python/name:pymdownx.superfences.fence_code_format"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "files.exclude": {
+    "**/.git": true,
+    "**/.svn": true,
+    "**/.hg": true,
+    "**/CVS": true,
+    "**/.DS_Store": true,
+    "**/Thumbs.db": true,
+    "**/.classpath": true,
+    "**/.factorypath": true,
+    "**/.project": true,
+    "**/.settings": true,
+    ".cache": true,
+    ".eclipse": true,
+    ".git": true,
+    ".idea": true,
+    ".ijwb": true,
+    ".venv": true,
+    "bazel-bin": true,
+    "bazel-enola": true,
+    "bazel-out": true,
+    "bazel-testlogs": true
+  }
 }