diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp
index fc33bf4ecd..50ab79a940 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <StepElement_AnalysisItemWithinRepresentation.hxx>
 #include <StepVisual_AnnotationCurveOccurrence.hxx>
 
+#include <App/Application.h>
 #include <App/Document.h>
 #include <Base/Console.h>
 
@@ -54,6 +55,125 @@
 
 using namespace Part;
 
+
+ImportExportSettings::ImportExportSettings()
+{
+    pGroup = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Import");
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setReadShapeCompoundMode(bool on)
+{
+    auto grp = pGroup->GetGroup("hSTEP");
+    grp->SetBool("ReadShapeCompoundMode", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getReadShapeCompoundMode() const
+{
+    auto grp = pGroup->GetGroup("hSTEP");
+    return grp->GetBool("ReadShapeCompoundMode", true);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setExportHiddenObject(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("ExportHiddenObject", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getExportHiddenObject() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ExportHiddenObject", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setImportHiddenObject(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("ImportHiddenObject", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getImportHiddenObject() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ImportHiddenObject", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setExportLegacy(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("ExportLegacy", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getExportLegacy() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ExportLegacy", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setExportKeepPlacement(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("ExportKeepPlacement", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getExportKeepPlacement() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ExportKeepPlacement", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setUseLinkGroup(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("UseLinkGroup", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getUseLinkGroup() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("UseLinkGroup", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setUseBaseName(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("UseBaseName", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getUseBaseName() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("UseBaseName", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setReduceObjects(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("ReduceObjects", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getReduceObjects() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ReduceObjects", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setExpandCompound(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("ExpandCompound", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getExpandCompound() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ExpandCompound", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setShowProgress(bool on)
+{
+    pGroup->SetBool("ShowProgress", on);
+}
+
+bool ImportExportSettings::getShowProgress() const
+{
+    return pGroup->GetBool("ShowProgress", false);
+}
+
+void ImportExportSettings::setImportMode(ImportExportSettings::ImportMode mode)
+{
+    pGroup->SetInt("ImportMode", static_cast<long>(mode));
+}
+
+ImportExportSettings::ImportMode ImportExportSettings::getImportMode() const
+{
+    return static_cast<ImportExportSettings::ImportMode>(pGroup->GetInt("ImportMode", 0));
+}
+
+
 namespace Part {
 bool ReadColors (const Handle(XSControl_WorkSession) &WS, std::map<int, Quantity_Color>& hash_col);
 bool ReadNames (const Handle(XSControl_WorkSession) &WS);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.h
index 84163393f5..9815a62974 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/ImportStep.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define _ImportStep_h_
 
 #include <Mod/Part/PartGlobal.h>
+#include <Base/Parameter.h>
 
 
 namespace App {
@@ -33,6 +34,43 @@ class Document;
 namespace Part
 {
 
+class PartExport ImportExportSettings
+{
+public:
+    enum class ImportMode {
+        SingleDocument = 0,
+        GroupPerDocument = 1,
+        GroupPerDirectory = 2,
+        ObjectPerDocument = 3,
+        ObjectPerDirectory = 4,
+    };
+    ImportExportSettings();
+    void setReadShapeCompoundMode(bool);
+    bool getReadShapeCompoundMode() const;
+    void setExportHiddenObject(bool);
+    bool getExportHiddenObject() const;
+    void setImportHiddenObject(bool);
+    bool getImportHiddenObject() const;
+    void setExportLegacy(bool);
+    bool getExportLegacy() const;
+    void setExportKeepPlacement(bool);
+    bool getExportKeepPlacement() const;
+    void setUseLinkGroup(bool);
+    bool getUseLinkGroup() const;
+    void setUseBaseName(bool);
+    bool getUseBaseName() const;
+    void setReduceObjects(bool);
+    bool getReduceObjects() const;
+    void setExpandCompound(bool);
+    bool getExpandCompound() const;
+    void setShowProgress(bool);
+    bool getShowProgress() const;
+    void setImportMode(ImportMode);
+    ImportMode getImportMode() const;
+
+private:
+    ParameterGrp::handle pGroup;
+};
 
 /** The part shape property
  */