diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b042c21..0cf0cf4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,24 +12,20 @@ else()
     set(UPDATE_DISCONNECTED_IF_AVAILABLE "UPDATE_DISCONNECTED 1")
 endif()
 
+set(EXTERNAL_DEPS_DIR "/home/iason/Coding/build/external dependencies")
 ##Create directory for the external libraries
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/external)
-#find_package(OpenMP REQUIRED)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${EXTERNAL_DEPS_DIR})
 
 ##Polyscope
-if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Release")
-        set(USE_POLYSCOPE FALSE)
-else()
-        set(USE_POLYSCOPE TRUE)
-endif()
+set(USE_POLYSCOPE TRUE)
 if(${USE_POLYSCOPE})
 download_project(PROJ               POLYSCOPE
                  GIT_REPOSITORY     https://github.com/nmwsharp/polyscope.git
                  GIT_TAG	    master
-                 PREFIX             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/external/
+                 PREFIX             ${EXTERNAL_DEPS_DIR}
                  ${UPDATE_DISCONNECTED_IF_AVAILABLE}
 )
-add_subdirectory(${POLYSCOPE_SOURCE_DIR})
+add_subdirectory(${POLYSCOPE_SOURCE_DIR} ${POLYSCOPE_BINARY_DIR})
 add_compile_definitions(POLYSCOPE_DEFINED)
 endif()
 
@@ -41,27 +37,29 @@ else()
 download_project(PROJ               MYSOURCES
                  GIT_REPOSITORY     https://gitea-s2i2s.isti.cnr.it/manolas/MySources.git
                  GIT_TAG	    master
-                 PREFIX             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/external/
+                 PREFIX             ${EXTERNAL_DEPS_DIR}
                  ${UPDATE_DISCONNECTED_IF_AVAILABLE}
                  )
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(${MYSOURCES_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/MySourcesBinDir)
 
-##dlib
+#dlib
+set(DLIB_BIN_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/dlib_bin)
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${DLIB_BIN_DIR})
 download_project(PROJ               DLIB
                  GIT_REPOSITORY     https://github.com/davisking/dlib.git
                  GIT_TAG	    master
-                 PREFIX                     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/external/
+                 BINARY_DIR         ${DLIB_BIN_DIR}
+                 PREFIX             ${EXTERNAL_DEPS_DIR}
                  ${UPDATE_DISCONNECTED_IF_AVAILABLE}
 )
-add_subdirectory(${DLIB_SOURCE_DIR})
-
+add_subdirectory(${DLIB_SOURCE_DIR} ${DLIB_BINARY_DIR})
 
 ##vcglib devel branch
 download_project(PROJ		    vcglib_devel
                  GIT_REPOSITORY     https://github.com/IasonManolas/vcglib.git
                  GIT_TAG	    devel
-                 PREFIX             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/external/
+                 PREFIX             ${EXTERNAL_DEPS_DIR}
                  ${UPDATE_DISCONNECTED_IF_AVAILABLE}
 )
 file(GLOB EXT_SOURCES ${vcglib_devel_SOURCE_DIR}/wrap/ply/plylib.cpp)
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ file(GLOB EXT_SOURCES ${vcglib_devel_SOURCE_DIR}/wrap/ply/plylib.cpp)
 download_project(PROJ                threed-beam-fea
                  GIT_REPOSITORY      https://github.com/IasonManolas/threed-beam-fea.git
                  GIT_TAG             master
-                 PREFIX             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/external/
+                 PREFIX             ${EXTERNAL_DEPS_DIR}
                  ${UPDATE_DISCONNECTED_IF_AVAILABLE}
 )
 add_subdirectory(${threed-beam-fea_SOURCE_DIR} ${threed-beam-fea_BINARY_DIR})
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
 
 target_link_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${MYSOURCES_SOURCE_DIR}/boost_graph/libs/)
 if(${USE_POLYSCOPE})
-        target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} polyscope Eigen3::Eigen  matplot dlib::dlib ThreedBeamFEA MySources)
+        target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} polyscope Eigen3::Eigen  dlib::dlib ThreedBeamFEA MySources)
 else()
-        target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} -static Eigen3::Eigen matplot  dlib::dlib ThreedBeamFEA MySources)
+        target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} -static Eigen3::Eigen dlib::dlib ThreedBeamFEA MySources)
 endif()