diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index 9f73fae55..72ae5bb8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     # Run the CMake configuration.
     - name: Configure
-      run: cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }}
-                 -DDETRAY_EIGEN_PLUGIN=ON
-                 -DDETRAY_VC_PLUGIN=ON
-                 -DDETRAY_BUILD_CUDA=FALSE 
+      run: cmake --preset default-fp64
+                 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }}
+                 -DDETRAY_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=ON
                  -S ${{ github.workspace }} -B build
                  -G "${{ matrix.PLATFORM.GENERATOR }}"
     # Perform the build.
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure
       run: |
         source ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/ci_setup.sh ${{ matrix.PLATFORM.NAME }}
-        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }} -DDETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE=${{ matrix.SCALAR_TYPE }} ${{ matrix.PLATFORM.OPTIONS }} -S ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} -B build
+        cmake -DDETRAY_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }} -DDETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE=${{ matrix.SCALAR_TYPE }} ${{ matrix.PLATFORM.OPTIONS }} -S ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} -B build
     # Perform the build.
     - name: Build
       run: |
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure
       run: |
         source ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/ci_setup.sh ${{ matrix.PLATFORM.NAME }}
-        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }} -DDETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE=${{ matrix.SCALAR_TYPE }} ${{ matrix.PLATFORM.OPTIONS }} -S ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} -B build
+        cmake -DDETRAY_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.BUILD_TYPE }} -DDETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE=${{ matrix.SCALAR_TYPE }} ${{ matrix.PLATFORM.OPTIONS }} -S ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} -B build
     # Perform the build.
     - name: Build
       run: |
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 653c32117..68f609b3d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /bin
 /build
 /run
+/out
 
 # python files
 **/__pycache__
@@ -16,4 +17,4 @@
 **/*.so
 **/*C_ACLiC*
 **/thread_*
-**/merged/
\ No newline at end of file
+**/merged/
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 53f45b343..b74f5e3da 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Detray library, part of the ACTS project (R&D line)
+#
+# (c) 2021-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ACTS project
+#
+# Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
+
 stages:
   - build
   - test
@@ -14,15 +20,11 @@ build_cuda:
       - git clone $CLONE_URL src
       - git -C src checkout $HEAD_SHA
       - >
-        cmake -S src -B build 
+        cmake --preset cuda -S src -B build
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-        -DDETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE=float
         -DBUILD_TESTING=ON
         -DDETRAY_BUILD_TESTING=ON
-        -DDETRAY_BUILD_CUDA=ON
-        -DDETRAY_VC_PLUGIN=OFF
-        -DDETRAY_SMATRIX_PLUGIN=OFF
-        -DDETRAY_EIGEN_PLUGIN=ON
+        -DDETRAY_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=ON
       - cmake --build build
 
 
@@ -57,16 +59,11 @@ build_sycl:
       - git -C src checkout $HEAD_SHA
       - source src/.github/ci_setup.sh SYCL
       - >
-        cmake -S src -B build 
+        cmake --preset sycl -S src -B build
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-        -DDETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE=float
-        -DDETRAY_BUILD_CUDA=OFF
-        -DDETRAY_BUILD_SYCL=ON
-        -DBUILD_TESTING=ON 
+        -DBUILD_TESTING=ON
         -DDETRAY_BUILD_TESTING=ON
-        -DDETRAY_VC_PLUGIN=OFF
-        -DDETRAY_SMATRIX_PLUGIN=OFF
-        -DDETRAY_EIGEN_PLUGIN=ON
+        -DDETRAY_FAIL_ON_WARNINGS=ON
       - cmake --build build
 
 
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7872b4c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+   "version" : 3,
+   "configurePresets": [
+      {
+         "name" : "base",
+         "displayName" : "Base Developer Configuration",
+         "warnings": {
+            "deprecated": true
+         },
+         "cacheVariables": {
+            "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE" : "RelWithDebInfo"
+         }
+      },
+      {
+         "name" : "default-fp64",
+         "displayName" : "FP64 Developer Configuration",
+         "inherits" : [ "base" ],
+         "cacheVariables" : {
+            "DETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE" : "double"
+         }
+      },
+      {
+         "name" : "default-fp32",
+         "displayName" : "FP32 Developer Configuration",
+         "inherits" : [ "base" ],
+         "cacheVariables" : {
+            "DETRAY_CUSTOM_SCALARTYPE" : "float"
+         }
+      },
+      {
+         "name" : "cuda",
+         "displayName" : "CUDA Developer Configuration",
+         "inherits" : [ "default-fp32" ],
+         "cacheVariables" : {
+            "DETRAY_BUILD_CUDA"     : "TRUE",
+            "DETRAY_VC_PLUGIN"      : "FALSE",
+            "DETRAY_SMATRIX_PLUGIN" : "FALSE"
+         }
+      },
+      {
+         "name" : "sycl",
+         "displayName" : "SYCL Developer Configuration",
+         "inherits" : [ "default-fp32" ],
+         "cacheVariables" : {
+            "DETRAY_BUILD_SYCL"     : "TRUE",
+            "DETRAY_VC_PLUGIN"      : "FALSE",
+            "DETRAY_SMATRIX_PLUGIN" : "FALSE"
+         }
+      },
+      {
+         "name" : "smatrix",
+         "displayName" : "SMatrix Developer Configuration",
+         "inherits" : [ "default-fp64" ],
+         "cacheVariables" : {
+            "DETRAY_SMATRIX_PLUGIN" : "TRUE"
+         }
+      }
+   ]
+}