diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.cpp
index b7f2b489c6..c29ead7a6d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # include <cassert>
 # include <gp_Pln.hxx>
 # include <gp_Lin.hxx>
+# include <gp_Quaternion.hxx>
 # include <BRepAdaptor_Curve.hxx>
 # include <BRepAdaptor_Surface.hxx>
 # include <BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge.hxx>
@@ -724,3 +725,16 @@ void Part::Tools::getNormal(const TopoDS_Face& face, double u, double v,
     if (face.Orientation() == TopAbs_REVERSED)
         dir.Reverse();
 }
+
+TopLoc_Location Part::Tools::fromPlacement(const Base::Placement& plm)
+{
+    Base::Rotation r = plm.getRotation();
+    double q1, q2, q3, q4;
+    r.getValue(q1, q2, q3, q4);
+    Base::Vector3d t = plm.getPosition();
+
+    gp_Trsf trf;
+    trf.SetTranslation(gp_Vec(t.x, t.y, t.z));
+    trf.SetRotation(gp_Quaternion(q1, q2, q3, q4));
+    return {trf};
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.h
index 9cfae6ed6b..0a5e050bb4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Tools.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define PART_TOOLS_H
 
 #include <Base/Converter.h>
+#include <Base/Placement.h>
 #include <gp_Pnt.hxx>
 #include <gp_Vec.hxx>
 #include <gp_Dir.hxx>
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ public:
      * \param done
      */
     static void getNormal(const Handle(Geom_Surface)& surf, double u, double v, const Standard_Real tol, gp_Dir& dir, Standard_Boolean& done);
-     /* \brief getNormal
+    /*! \brief getNormal
      * Returns the normal at the given parameters on the face and the state of the calculation.
      * The orientation is taken into account
      * \param face
@@ -217,6 +218,12 @@ public:
      * \param done
      */
     static void getNormal(const TopoDS_Face& face, double u, double v, const Standard_Real tol, gp_Dir& dir, Standard_Boolean& done);
+    /*!
+     * \brief fromPlacement
+     * Converts a placement into a TopLoc_Location
+     * \return TopLoc_Location
+     */
+    static TopLoc_Location fromPlacement(const Base::Placement&);
 };
 
 } //namespace Part