diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index 8883275af..dc35c6b88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Documentation Build
+name: CI
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -8,70 +8,62 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+env:
+  MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
+
 jobs:
-  pre-commit:
-    name: Pre-commit checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+  style:
+    name: Code style
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Setup Python
+      - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
-      - name: Install pre-commit requirements
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install pre-commit~=2.16.0
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox
+      - name: Test with tox
+        run: tox -e style
 
-      - name: Run pre-commit
-        run: |
-          pre-commit run --all-files || ( git status --short ; git diff ; exit 1 )
-
-  docs_build:
+  docs:
+    name: Documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.2
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: Install diagrams dependencies
+      - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install nodejs npm graphviz
+          sudo apt-get install -y texlive-latex-extra latexmk nodejs npm graphviz
           npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli
 
-      - name: Build HTML Documentation
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install -r requirements_docs.txt --disable-pip-version-check
-          make -C doc html SPHINXOPTS="-W"
-          touch doc/build/html/.nojekyll
-          echo "dev.docs.pyansys.com" > doc/build/html/CNAME
-
-      - name: Deploy to gh-pages on main
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.5
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
-          branch: gh-pages
-          folder: doc/build/html
-          clean: true
-          single-commit: true
-  
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox
+
+      - name: Build HTML documentation
+        run: tox -e doc
+
       - name: Build PDF Documentation
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install -y texlive-latex-extra latexmk
+          python -m pip install -r requirements/requirements_doc.txt
           make -C doc latexpdf
 
-      - name: Upload HTML Documentation
+      - name: Upload HTML documentation
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2.2.4
         with:
           name: HTML-Documentation
-          path: doc/build/html
+          path: .tox/doc_out_html/
           retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Upload PDF Documentation
@@ -81,9 +73,19 @@ jobs:
           path: doc/build/latex/*.pdf
           retention-days: 7
 
-  Release:
+      - name: Deploy to gh-pages
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@3.7.1
+        with:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          BRANCH: gh-pages
+          FOLDER: .tox/doc_out_html/
+          CLEAN: true
+          SINGLE_COMMIT: true
+
+  release:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-    needs: docs_build
+    needs: [style, docs]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index 4c190bc04..218dc2074 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -1,47 +1,50 @@
 name: Nightly Documentation Build
 
-
 on:
   schedule:  # UTC at 0400
     - cron:  '0 4 * * */2' # To run every 3 days
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
+
 jobs:
-  nightly_docs_build:
+  nightly-docs:
+    name: Nightly documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2.2.2
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: Install mermaid-cli
+      - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install nodejs npm graphviz
+          sudo apt-get install -y texlive-latex-extra latexmk nodejs npm graphviz
           npm install -g @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli
 
-      - name: Build HTML Documentation
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install -r requirements_docs.txt --disable-pip-version-check
-          make -C doc html SPHINXOPTS="-W"
-          touch doc/build/html/.nojekyll
-          echo "dev.docs.pyansys.com" > doc/build/html/CNAME
-  
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip tox
+
+      - name: Build HTML documentation
+        run: tox -e doc
+
       - name: Build PDF Documentation
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt-get install -y texlive-latex-extra latexmk
+          python -m pip install -r requirements/requirements_doc.txt
           make -C doc latexpdf
 
-      - name: Upload HTML Documentation
+      - name: Upload HTML documentation
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2.2.4
         with:
           name: HTML-Documentation
-          path: doc/build/html
+          path: .tox/doc_out_html/
           retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Upload PDF Documentation
@@ -52,10 +55,11 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 7
 
       - name: Deploy to gh-pages
-        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.5
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && contains(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@3.7.1
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
-          branch: gh-pages
-          folder: doc/build/html
-          clean: true
-          single-commit: true
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          BRANCH: gh-pages
+          FOLDER: .tox/doc_out_html/
+          CLEAN: true
+          SINGLE_COMMIT: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85bc252d6..a1b2a58e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,21 +1,165 @@
-# Compiled source #
-###################
-*.pyc
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/python
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=python
 
-# packages
-dist/*
+### Python ###
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
 
-# Pip generated folders #
-#########################
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
 *.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
 
-# Build docs and packages
-build/*
-doc/build/
-.vscode/
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+cover/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+doc/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+.pybuilder/
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+#   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
+#   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
+# .python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# poetry
+#   Similar to Pipfile.lock, it is generally recommended to include poetry.lock in version control.
+#   This is especially recommended for binary packages to ensure reproducibility, and is more
+#   commonly ignored for libraries.
+#   https://python-poetry.org/docs/basic-usage/#commit-your-poetrylock-file-to-version-control
+#poetry.lock
 
-# virtual environment
+# PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
 venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/
+
+# PyCharm
+#  JetBrains specific template is maintainted in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can
+#  be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
+#  and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
+#  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
+.idea/
+
+# Visual Studio
+.vs/
+.vscode/
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/python
 
-# sphinx autogen
+# Sphinx autogen
 doc/source/how-to/api/*
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 318a756a4..fbc07143d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ repos:
   - id: check-merge-conflict
   - id: debug-statements
 
-# this validates our github workflow files
 - repo: https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema
-  rev: 0.14.0
+  rev: 0.16.0
   hooks:
     - id: check-github-workflows
+      name: "Check GitHub workflows"
+      files: ^\.github/workflows/
+      types: [yaml]
diff --git a/configure_venv.bat b/configure_venv.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 580a4b349..000000000
--- a/configure_venv.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-setlocal
-
-python -m venv venv
-pip install -r requirements_docs.txt
-venv\Scripts\activate.bat
diff --git a/configure_venv.sh b/configure_venv.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 44c236d8e..000000000
--- a/configure_venv.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-python -m venv venv
-pip install -r requirements_docs.txt
-venv/activate
diff --git a/requirements_docs.txt b/requirements/requirements_doc.txt
similarity index 81%
rename from requirements_docs.txt
rename to requirements/requirements_doc.txt
index ee881d90b..7bc5e790f 100644
--- a/requirements_docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements_doc.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Sphinx==4.5.0
-ansys-sphinx-theme>=0.4.0
+ansys-sphinx-theme==0.4.2
 sphinx-copybutton==0.5.0
 sphinx_toolbox==3.1.1
 sphinx-tabs>=1.2.1,<3.4.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657d3cb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[tox]
+description = Default environments to be executed when calling tox
+envlist =
+    style
+    doc
+isolated_build = true
+isolated_build_env = build
+skipsdist = true
+
+[testenv]
+description = Generic environment configuration
+basepython =
+    {style,doc,build}: python3
+passenv = *
+setenv =
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED = yes
+skip_install = false
+
+[testenv:style]
+description = Checks if code style applies
+skip_install = true
+deps =
+    pre-commit
+commands =
+    pre-commit install
+    pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+
+[testenv:doc]
+description = Checks if project documentation properly builds
+skip_install = false
+deps =
+    -r{toxinidir}/requirements/requirements_doc.txt
+allowlist_externals=*
+commands = 
+    sphinx-build -d "{toxworkdir}/doc_doctree" doc/source "{toxworkdir}/doc_out_html" --color -vW -b html
+    touch "{toxworkdir}/doc_out_html/.nojekyll"
+    bash -c 'echo "dev.docs.pyansys.com" > "{toxworkdir}/doc_out_html/CNAME"'