diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/METIS/METIS-5.1.0-foss-2017b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/METIS/METIS-5.1.0-foss-2017b.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6d98494cfe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/METIS/METIS-5.1.0-foss-2017b.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name = 'METIS'
+version = '5.1.0'
+
+homepage = 'http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/metis/metis/overview'
+description = """METIS is a set of serial programs for partitioning graphs, partitioning finite element meshes,
+ and producing fill reducing orderings for sparse matrices. The algorithms implemented in METIS are based on the
+ multilevel recursive-bisection, multilevel k-way, and multi-constraint partitioning schemes."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2017b'}
+toolchainopts = {'optarch': True, 'pic': True}
+
+sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+source_urls = [
+    'http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/fetch/sw/metis',
+    'http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/fetch/sw/metis/OLD',
+]
+# we use 32bit for indices and 64bit for content
+patches = ['METIS-5.1.0-use-doubles.patch']
+checksums = [
+    '76faebe03f6c963127dbb73c13eab58c9a3faeae48779f049066a21c087c5db2',  # metis-5.1.0.tar.gz
+    '7e38a3ec8f2b8e3d189239bade5b28c0dd1c564485050109164fa71a6a767c67',  # METIS-5.1.0-use-doubles.patch
+]
+
+builddependencies = [('CMake', '3.9.5')]
+
+configopts = ['', 'shared=1']
+
+moduleclass = 'math'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-2.1.0-foss-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-2.1.0-foss-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9660ac63e0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-2.1.0-foss-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+easyblock = 'Bundle'
+
+name = 'matplotlib'
+version = '2.1.0'
+versionsuffix = '-Python-%(pyver)s'
+
+homepage = 'http://matplotlib.org'
+description = """matplotlib is a python 2D plotting library which produces publication quality figures in a variety of
+ hardcopy formats and interactive environments across platforms. matplotlib can be used in python scripts, the python
+ and ipython shell, web application servers, and six graphical user interface toolkits."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2017b'}
+
+# this is a bundle of Python packages
+exts_defaultclass = 'PythonPackage'
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('Python', '2.7.14'),
+    ('freetype', '2.8'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.32'),
+]
+
+exts_list = [
+    ('Cycler', '0.10.0', {
+        'modulename': 'cycler',
+        'source_tmpl': 'cycler-%(version)s.tar.gz',
+        'source_urls': ['https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/C/Cycler'],
+        'checksums': [
+            'cd7b2d1018258d7247a71425e9f26463dfb444d411c39569972f4ce586b0c9d8',  # cycler-0.10.0.tar.gz
+        ],
+    }),
+    (name, version, {
+        'source_urls': ['https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/m/matplotlib'],
+        'checksums': [
+            '4b5f16c9cefde553ea79975305dcaa67c8e13d927b6e55aa14b4a8d867e25387',  # matplotlib-2.1.0.tar.gz
+        ],
+    }),
+]
+
+# specify that Bundle easyblock should run a full sanity check, rather than just trying to load the module
+full_sanity_check = True
+
+sanity_check_paths = {
+    'files': [],
+    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
+}
+
+modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages']}
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1-foss-2017b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1-foss-2017b.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b23e3af48bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/o/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1-foss-2017b.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name = 'OpenFOAM'
+version = '4.1'
+
+homepage = 'http://www.openfoam.com/'
+
+description = """OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package.
+ OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows
+ involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer,
+ to solid dynamics and electromagnetics."""
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2017b'}
+toolchainopts = {'cstd': 'c++11'}
+
+source_urls = ['https://github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-%(version_major)s.x/archive']
+sources = ['version-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+patches = ['OpenFOAM-%(version)s-cleanup.patch']
+checksums = [
+    '2de18de64e7abdb1b649ad8e9d2d58b77a2b188fb5bcb6f7c2a038282081fd31',  # version-4.1.tar.gz
+    '7a9d418f18c475fb48ddc427be7271b0fd759ad183f09a6bcafe4b76924b2a70',  # OpenFOAM-4.1-cleanup.patch
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('ParaView', '5.2.0', '-mpi'),
+    ('libreadline', '7.0'),
+    ('ncurses', '6.0'),
+    # OpenFOAM requires 64 bit METIS using 32 bit indexes (array indexes)
+    ('METIS', '5.1.0'),
+    ('SCOTCH', '6.0.4'),
+    ('CGAL', '4.11', '-Python-2.7.14'),
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('Bison', '3.0.4'),
+    ('CMake', '3.9.5'),
+    ('flex', '2.6.4'),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'cae'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/ParaView/ParaView-5.2.0-foss-2017b-mpi.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/ParaView/ParaView-5.2.0-foss-2017b-mpi.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e095bf7f6cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/ParaView/ParaView-5.2.0-foss-2017b-mpi.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+easyblock = 'CMakeMake'
+
+name = 'ParaView'
+version = '5.2.0'
+versionsuffix = '-mpi'
+
+homepage = "http://www.paraview.org"
+description = "ParaView is a scientific parallel visualizer."
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2017b'}
+toolchainopts = {'pic': True, 'usempi': True}
+
+download_suffix = 'download.php?submit=Download&version=v%(version_major_minor)s&type=source&os=all&downloadFile='
+source_urls = ['http://www.paraview.org/paraview-downloads/%s' % download_suffix]
+sources = ["ParaView-v%(version)s.tar.gz"]
+patches = ['ParaView-5.2.0_python-six-update.patch']
+checksums = [
+    '894e42ef8475bb49e4e7e64f4ee2c37c714facd18bfbb1d6de7f69676b062c96',  # ParaView-v5.2.0.tar.gz
+    '81c6bfd32b70bc06f8664f06e5873345bedacb99d1b94058d9ff1f1ec2d3b206',  # ParaView-5.2.0_python-six-update.patch
+]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('X11', '20171023'),
+    ('Mesa', '17.2.5'),
+    ('libGLU', '9.0.0'),
+    ('Qt', '4.8.7'),
+    ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
+    ('HDF5', '1.8.19'),
+    ('matplotlib', '2.1.0', '-Python-2.7.14'),
+]
+
+builddependencies = [
+    ('CMake', '3.9.5'),
+    ('Python', '2.7.14'),
+]
+
+separate_build_dir = True
+
+configopts = '-DPARAVIEW_INSTALL_DEVELOPMENT_FILES=ON -DPARAVIEW_USE_MPI=ON -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON'
+configopts += '-DOPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR=$EBROOTMESA/include -DOPENGL_gl_LIBRARY=$EBROOTMESA/lib/libGL.%s ' % SHLIB_EXT
+configopts += '-DOSMESA_INCLUDE_DIR=$EBROOTMESA/include -DOSMESA_LIBRARY=$EBROOTMESA/lib/libOSMesa.%s ' % SHLIB_EXT
+configopts += '-DOPENGL_glu_LIBRARY=$EBROOTLIBGLU/lib/libGLU.%s ' % SHLIB_EXT
+configopts += '-DVTK_USE_SYSTEM_HDF5=ON -DVTK_OPENGL_HAS_OSMESA=ON -DPARAVIEW_ENABLE_PYTHON=ON '
+configopts += '-DVTK_WRAP_PYTHON=ON -DPARAVIEW_ENABLE_MATPLOTLIB=ON '
+configopts += '-DPARAVIEW_QT_VERSION=4 -DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE=$EBROOTQT/bin/qmake '
+# if you want to build server only Paraview, uncomment the following line:
+# configopts += '-DVTK_USE_X=OFF '
+
+# Without internet connection turn off testing (uncomment the following line)
+# configopts += '-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF '
+# Or consult https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/blob/master/Documentation/dev/git/data.md
+# and download ExternalData to $EASYBUILD_SOURCEPATH and adjust -DExternalData_OBJECT_STORES accordingly
+# Without internet connection, comment the following two lines (configopts and prebuildopts)
+configopts += '-DExternalData_OBJECT_STORES=%(builddir)s/ExternalData '
+
+# The ParaView server can be cranky, test downloads are quite often failing, especially in the case
+# of parallel downloads. Using ; insted of && gives a second chance to download the test files, if the
+# first serial attempt would fail.
+prebuildopts = 'make VTKData ;'
+
+moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/ParaView/ParaView-5.2.0_python-six-update.patch b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/ParaView/ParaView-5.2.0_python-six-update.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d7cd4205749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/ParaView/ParaView-5.2.0_python-six-update.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Update for VTK third party dependency PythonSix(https://pypi.python.org/pypi/six)
+From version 1.7.2 to using System Python one
+
+This update is necessary because ParaView uses his version of six.py(v1.7.2) instead of the Python one, matplotlib plugin for Paraview needs six.py(>v.1.10.0).
+
+--- a/VTK/ThirdParty/AutobahnPython/module.cmake        2016-11-14 16:41:57.000000000 +0100
++++ b/VTK/ThirdParty/AutobahnPython/module.cmake        2017-11-21 09:16:40.088867103 +0100
+
+@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+ vtk_module(AutobahnPython
+   DEPENDS
+-    SixPython
+     Twisted
+     vtkPython
+-  EXCLUDE_FROM_WRAPPING)
+\ No newline at end of file
++  EXCLUDE_FROM_WRAPPING)
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/q/Qt5/Qt5-5.9.2-foss-2017b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/q/Qt5/Qt5-5.9.2-foss-2017b.eb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ecb155740bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/q/Qt5/Qt5-5.9.2-foss-2017b.eb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+easyblock = 'EB_Qt'
+
+name = 'Qt5'
+version = '5.9.2'
+
+homepage = 'http://qt.io/'
+description = "Qt is a comprehensive cross-platform C++ application framework."
+
+toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2017b'}
+
+source_urls = [
+    'http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/%(version_major_minor)s/%(version)s/single/',
+    'http://download.qt.io/archive/qt/%(version_major_minor)s/%(version)s/single'
+]
+sources = ['qt-everywhere-opensource-src-%(version)s.tar.xz']
+checksums = ['6c6171a4d1ea3fbd4212d6a04899650218583df3ec583a8a6a4a589fe18620ff']
+# qtgamepad needs recent kernel/libevdev (fails on RHEL 6.x)
+configopts = '-skip qtgamepad'
+
+builddependencies = [('pkg-config', '0.29.2')]
+
+dependencies = [
+    ('GLib', '2.53.5'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.32'),
+    ('X11', '20171023'),
+    ('libGLU', '9.0.0'),
+]
+
+moduleclass = 'devel'