diff --git a/VECTO3GUI2020/Resources/Icons/FolderClosed_16x.xaml b/VECTO3GUI2020/Resources/Icons/FolderClosed_16x.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3d162d6e29001f1317a402e6c40d19258bb411f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VECTO3GUI2020/Resources/Icons/FolderClosed_16x.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<!-- This file was generated by the AiToXaml tool.-->
+<!-- Tool Version: 14.0.22307.0 -->
+<Viewbox Width="16" Height="16" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
+  <Rectangle Width="16" Height="16">
+    <Rectangle.Fill>
+      <DrawingBrush>
+        <DrawingBrush.Drawing>
+          <DrawingGroup>
+            <DrawingGroup.Children>
+              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#00FFFFFF" Geometry="F1M0,0L16,0 16,16 0,16z" />
+              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFF6F6F6" Geometry="F1M1.5,1L9.61,1 10.61,3 13.496,3C14.323,3,14.996,3.673,14.996,4.5L14.996,12.5C14.996,13.327,14.323,14,13.496,14L1.5,14C0.673,14,0,13.327,0,12.5L0,2.5C0,1.673,0.673,1,1.5,1" />
+              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFEFEFF0" Geometry="F1M1.9998,3.0004L1.9998,4.0004 8.8738,4.0004 8.3738,3.0004z" />
+              <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFDBB679" Geometry="F1M2,3L8.374,3 8.874,4 2,4z M13.496,4L10,4 9.992,4 8.992,2 1.5,2C1.225,2,1,2.224,1,2.5L1,12.5C1,12.776,1.225,13,1.5,13L13.496,13C13.773,13,13.996,12.776,13.996,12.5L13.996,4.5C13.996,4.224,13.773,4,13.496,4" />
+            </DrawingGroup.Children>
+          </DrawingGroup>
+        </DrawingBrush.Drawing>
+      </DrawingBrush>
+    </Rectangle.Fill>
+  </Rectangle>
+</Viewbox>
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diff --git a/VECTO3GUI2020/Resources/Icons/drawables.xaml b/VECTO3GUI2020/Resources/Icons/drawables.xaml
index 2d2c760217db5d9d2b2519a774f34d0e9c52e469..268ae2eb9978c633093b5f7437951bd85aface0d 100644
--- a/VECTO3GUI2020/Resources/Icons/drawables.xaml
+++ b/VECTO3GUI2020/Resources/Icons/drawables.xaml
@@ -66,4 +66,24 @@
             </Rectangle>
         </Viewbox>
     </DataTemplate>
+    <DataTemplate x:Key="FolderIcon">
+        <Viewbox Width="16" Height="16" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
+            <Rectangle Width="16" Height="16">
+                <Rectangle.Fill>
+                    <DrawingBrush>
+                        <DrawingBrush.Drawing>
+                            <DrawingGroup>
+                                <DrawingGroup.Children>
+                                    <GeometryDrawing Brush="#00FFFFFF" Geometry="F1M0,0L16,0 16,16 0,16z" />
+                                    <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFF6F6F6" Geometry="F1M1.5,1L9.61,1 10.61,3 13.496,3C14.323,3,14.996,3.673,14.996,4.5L14.996,12.5C14.996,13.327,14.323,14,13.496,14L1.5,14C0.673,14,0,13.327,0,12.5L0,2.5C0,1.673,0.673,1,1.5,1" />
+                                    <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFEFEFF0" Geometry="F1M1.9998,3.0004L1.9998,4.0004 8.8738,4.0004 8.3738,3.0004z" />
+                                    <GeometryDrawing Brush="#FFDBB679" Geometry="F1M2,3L8.374,3 8.874,4 2,4z M13.496,4L10,4 9.992,4 8.992,2 1.5,2C1.225,2,1,2.224,1,2.5L1,12.5C1,12.776,1.225,13,1.5,13L13.496,13C13.773,13,13.996,12.776,13.996,12.5L13.996,4.5C13.996,4.224,13.773,4,13.496,4" />
+                                </DrawingGroup.Children>
+                            </DrawingGroup>
+                        </DrawingBrush.Drawing>
+                    </DrawingBrush>
+                </Rectangle.Fill>
+            </Rectangle>
+        </Viewbox>
+    </DataTemplate>
 </ResourceDictionary>
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diff --git a/VECTO3GUI2020/VECTO3GUI2020.csproj b/VECTO3GUI2020/VECTO3GUI2020.csproj
index de299422c7cb61d7df9ef38719cf8c38433375c8..9de0c0a0c3222f03c1903cea8bd101e37be705c4 100644
--- a/VECTO3GUI2020/VECTO3GUI2020.csproj
+++ b/VECTO3GUI2020/VECTO3GUI2020.csproj
@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
     </Page>
+    <Page Include="Resources\Icons\FolderClosed_16x.xaml">
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </Page>
     <Page Include="Resources\Icons\Trash_16x.xaml">
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
diff --git a/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml b/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml
index 614ebbf578717fae433d5e08887404b7c31095a6..31afd998057d63816e703fe626eff8fee935105a 100644
--- a/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml
+++ b/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@
         <TextBox x:Name="textBox" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Padding="4" Margin = "0 0 0 0" IsReadOnly="True" 
                      Text="{Binding Text, ElementName=filepickercustomcontrol}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" TextWrapping="Wrap"
                      Style="{DynamicResource TextBoxStyle1}"/>
-        <Button x:Name="button" Padding="4" Margin="4 0 0 0" Grid.Column="1" ContentTemplate="{DynamicResource AddDocumentIcon}"
+        <Button x:Name="button" Padding="4" Margin="4 0 0 0" Grid.Column="1"
                 Command="{Binding Command, ElementName=filepickercustomcontrol}" Style="{DynamicResource FilePickerButtonStyle}">
-
+            <Button.ContentTemplate>
+                <Binding Path="ButtonContentTemplate" ElementName="filepickercustomcontrol" Converter="{StaticResource NullToUnsetValue}">
+                    <Binding.FallbackValue>
+                        <StaticResource ResourceKey="AddDocumentIcon"></StaticResource>
+                    </Binding.FallbackValue>
+                </Binding>
+            </Button.ContentTemplate>
         </Button>
     </Grid>
 </UserControl>
diff --git a/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml.cs b/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml.cs
index 8fe20e035718c3aed625d9204a7007086d28dae3..6c7de5effe5ecc2f774e384ac89ddf77d2e272dc 100644
--- a/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml.cs
+++ b/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/Multistage/CustomControls/FilePicker.xaml.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ namespace VECTO3GUI2020.Views.Multistage.CustomControls
     /// </summary>
     public partial class FilePicker : UserControl
     {
+		public static readonly DependencyProperty ButtonContentTemplateProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
+			"ButtonContentTemplate", typeof(DataTemplate), typeof(FilePicker), new PropertyMetadata(default(DataTemplate)));
+
+		public DataTemplate ButtonContentTemplate
+		{
+			get { return (DataTemplate)GetValue(ButtonContentTemplateProperty); }
+			set { SetValue(ButtonContentTemplateProperty, value); }
+		}
+
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty CommandProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
 			"Command", typeof(ICommand), typeof(FilePicker), new PropertyMetadata(default(ICommand)));
diff --git a/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/SettingsView.xaml b/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/SettingsView.xaml
index 225d9506482e2c5aa0e773fb63623bc488f283da..f6579754edbfc73cc82c0840f6f5b33eee280769 100644
--- a/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/SettingsView.xaml
+++ b/VECTO3GUI2020/Views/SettingsView.xaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:VECTO3GUI2020.Views"
         xmlns:customControls="clr-namespace:VECTO3GUI2020.Views.Multistage.CustomControls"
         xmlns:implementation="clr-namespace:VECTO3GUI2020.ViewModel.Implementation"
-        mc:Ignorable="d" Height="450" Width="800" d:DataContext="{d:DesignInstance implementation:SettingsViewModel }">
+        mc:Ignorable="d" d:DataContext="{d:DesignInstance implementation:SettingsViewModel }">
     <UserControl.Resources>
         <Style TargetType="Label">
             <Setter Property="Margin" Value="4 4 4 4"></Setter>
@@ -20,66 +20,82 @@
     </UserControl.Resources>
 
     <Grid>
-        <DockPanel LastChildFill="False">
-            <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top">
+        <DockPanel VerticalAlignment="Stretch" LastChildFill="False">
+            <Label DockPanel.Dock="Top" Style="{StaticResource LabelStyle1}">File I/O</Label>
+            <Border DockPanel.Dock="Top" BorderBrush="{StaticResource ButtonHighlightColor}" BorderThickness="1">
+                <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" IsSharedSizeScope="True" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                 <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                    <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
-                    <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"></ColumnDefinition>
-                    <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"></ColumnDefinition>
-                    <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"></ColumnDefinition>
+                    <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
+                    <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"/>
                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
-                    <RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
-                    <RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
-                    <RowDefinition Height="30"></RowDefinition>
                 </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-          
-           
-                <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" DockPanel.Dock="Left">Default Path</Label>
-                <customControls:FilePicker Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" DockPanel.Dock="Right"
-                     Text="{Binding DefaultFilePath}"
-                    HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Command="{Binding ChangeFilePath}"/>
-
-                <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" DockPanel.Dock="Left">Default Path</Label>
-                <Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Margin="4" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" DockPanel.Dock="Right">
-                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                        <RowDefinition></RowDefinition>
-                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" DockPanel.Dock="Left">Default Input Path</Label>
+                <customControls:FilePicker Grid.Row="0" 
+                                           Grid.Column="1" 
+                                           DockPanel.Dock="Right"
+                                           Text="{Binding DefaultFilePath}"
+                                           HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Command="{Binding ChangeFilePath}"
+                                           ButtonContentTemplate="{DynamicResource FolderIcon}"/>
+
+
+                <Label Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1">Default Output Path</Label>
+                <customControls:FilePicker Grid.Row="1" 
+                                           Grid.Column="1" 
+                                           Text="{Binding DefaultOutputPath}"
+                                           Command="{Binding ChangeOutputPath}"
+                                           ButtonContentTemplate="{DynamicResource FolderIcon}"/>
+                </Grid>
+            </Border>
+            <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ButtonHighlightColor}" BorderThickness="1" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
+                <StackPanel>
+
+                <Label DockPanel.Dock="Top" Style="{DynamicResource LabelStyle1}">Simulation Settings</Label>
+            
+                <Grid>
                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                        <ColumnDefinition></ColumnDefinition>
-                        <ColumnDefinition Width="30px"></ColumnDefinition>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="2*"/>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="2*"/>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                    <TextBox x:Name="textBox" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" Padding="4" Margin = "0 0 0 0" IsReadOnly="false" 
-                             Text="{Binding DefaultOutputPath}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" TextWrapping="Wrap"
-                             Style="{DynamicResource TextBoxStyle1}"/>
-                    <Button x:Name="button" Padding="4" Margin="4 0 0 0" Grid.Column="1" ContentTemplate="{DynamicResource AddDocumentIcon}"
-                            Command="{Binding ChangeOutputPath}" Style="{DynamicResource FilePickerButtonStyle}">
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+                        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                    <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0">Serialize Vecto Run Data</Label>
+                    <CheckBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" IsChecked="{Binding SerializeVectoRunData}"></CheckBox>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2">Write Modal Results</Label>
+                    <CheckBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" IsChecked="{Binding WriteModalResults}"></CheckBox>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0">Validate</Label>
+                    <CheckBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" IsChecked="{Binding Validate}"></CheckBox>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2">Actual Modal Data</Label>
+                    <CheckBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" IsChecked="{Binding ActualModalData}"></CheckBox>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0">ModalResults1Hz</Label>
+                    <CheckBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" IsChecked="{Binding ModalResults1Hz}"></CheckBox>
+
+
 
-                    </Button>
-                </Grid>
-                <!--<customControls:FilePicker Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" DockPanel.Dock="Right"
-                                           Text="{Binding DefaultOutputPath}"
-                                           HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Command="{Binding ChangeOutputPath}"/>-->
 
+                    </Grid>
 
-                <Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0">Serialize Vecto Run Data</Label>
-                <CheckBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" IsChecked="{Binding SerializeVectoRunData}"></CheckBox>
+                </StackPanel>
+            </Border>
 
-                <Label Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="2">Write Modal Results</Label>
-                <CheckBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="3" IsChecked="{Binding WriteModalResults}"></CheckBox>
 
-                <Label Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0">Validate</Label>
-                <CheckBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" IsChecked="{Binding Validate}"></CheckBox>
 
-                <Label Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="2">Actual Modal Data</Label>
-                <CheckBox Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="3" IsChecked="{Binding ActualModalData}"></CheckBox>
 
-                <Label Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0">ModalResults1Hz</Label>
-                <CheckBox Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1" IsChecked="{Binding ModalResults1Hz}"></CheckBox>
-            </Grid>
-            <!--<DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" LastChildFill="False">
+       
+            <!--</Grid>-->
+            <DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" LastChildFill="False">
                 <Button DockPanel.Dock="Right"
                         Width="100"
                         Command="{Binding CloseWindowCommand}" 
@@ -87,7 +103,7 @@
                         Style="{DynamicResource MultiStageButtonStyle1}"
                         Margin="4"
                         Padding="4">Close</Button>
-            </DockPanel>-->
+            </DockPanel>
         </DockPanel>
     </Grid>
 </UserControl>