diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2e4f8b4aa523c96ddb8a5d8162edf580c76e6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+bin*
+lib*
+build*
+contrib/mobile/frameworks_*
+contrib/3M
+contrib/Parasolid