diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c171bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+*.sdf
+*.opensdf
+*.user
+*.vcxproj.filters
+Debug/
+Release/
+ipch/
diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d307de0..0000000
--- a/.hgignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-glob:Debug/*
-glob:*.suo
-glob:*.user
-glob:ipch/*
-glob:MeshConverter.opensdf
-glob:MeshConverter.sdf
-glob:MeshConverter/MeshConverter.vcxproj.filters