diff --git a/src/App/Application.cpp b/src/App/Application.cpp
index 74c5fc197a..4dd0c3fe2f 100644
--- a/src/App/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/App/Application.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #include <Base/Parameter.h>
 #include <Base/Persistence.h>
 #include <Base/PlacementPy.h>
+#include <Base/PrecisionPy.h>
 #include <Base/RotationPy.h>
 #include <Base/Sequencer.h>
 #include <Base/Tools.h>
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ void Application::setupPythonTypes()
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&Base::AxisPy            ::Type,pBaseModule,"Axis");
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&Base::CoordinateSystemPy::Type,pBaseModule,"CoordinateSystem");
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&Base::TypePy            ::Type,pBaseModule,"TypeId");
+    Base::Interpreter().addType(&Base::PrecisionPy       ::Type,pBaseModule,"Precision");
 
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&App::MaterialPy::Type, pAppModule, "Material");
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&App::MetadataPy::Type, pAppModule, "Metadata");
diff --git a/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
index e6d59bd6e0..f39a2fcd55 100644
--- a/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ generate_from_xml(PlacementPy)
 generate_from_xml(AxisPy)
 generate_from_xml(UnitPy)
 generate_from_xml(QuantityPy)
+generate_from_xml(PrecisionPy)
 generate_from_any(Parameter.xsd Parameter.inl xmlSchemeString)
 
 if(SWIG_FOUND)
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ SET(FreeCADBase_XML_SRCS
     QuantityPy.xml
     TypePy.xml
     UnitPy.xml
+    PrecisionPy.xml
 )
 SOURCE_GROUP("XML" FILES ${FreeCADBase_XML_SRCS})
 
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ SET(FreeCADBase_CPP_SRCS
     PersistencePyImp.cpp
     Placement.cpp
     PlacementPyImp.cpp
+    PrecisionPyImp.cpp
     PyExport.cpp
     PyObjectBase.cpp
     QtTools.cpp
@@ -313,6 +316,7 @@ SET(FreeCADBase_HPP_SRCS
     Parameter.h
     Persistence.h
     Placement.h
+    Precision.h
     PyExport.h
     PyObjectBase.h
     QtTools.h
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrecisionPy.xml b/src/Base/PrecisionPy.xml
similarity index 92%
rename from src/Mod/Part/App/PrecisionPy.xml
rename to src/Base/PrecisionPy.xml
index 6ba4c5a80f..5c4b24726b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrecisionPy.xml
+++ b/src/Base/PrecisionPy.xml
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
   <PythonExport
       Father="PyObjectBase"
       Name="PrecisionPy"
-      PythonName="Part.Precision"
+      PythonName="Base.Precision"
       Twin="Precision"
       TwinPointer="Precision"
-      Include="Precision.hxx"
-      Namespace="Part"
+      Include="Base/Precision.h"
+      Namespace="Base"
       FatherInclude="Base/PyObjectBase.h"
       FatherNamespace="Base">
     <Documentation>
       <Author Licence="LGPL" Name="Werner Mayer" EMail="wmayer@users.sourceforge.net" />
-      <DeveloperDocu>This is the Type class</DeveloperDocu>
-      <UserDocu>This is the Type class</UserDocu>
+      <DeveloperDocu>This is the Precision class</DeveloperDocu>
+      <UserDocu>This is the Precision class</UserDocu>
     </Documentation>
     <Methode Name="angular" Static="true">
       <Documentation>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrecisionPyImp.cpp b/src/Base/PrecisionPyImp.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from src/Mod/Part/App/PrecisionPyImp.cpp
rename to src/Base/PrecisionPyImp.cpp
index 3c8bf6dc5c..dd5e591922 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PrecisionPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/PrecisionPyImp.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 #include "PrecisionPy.cpp"
 
 
-using namespace Part;
+using Base::Precision;
+using Base::PrecisionPy;
 
 
 // returns a string which represents the object e.g. when printed in python
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
index 82b05ce5b1..874e344167 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <Base/ExceptionFactory.h>
 #include <Base/Interpreter.h>
 #include <Base/Parameter.h>
+#include <Base/PrecisionPy.h>
 
 #include "ArcOfCirclePy.h"
 #include "ArcOfConicPy.h"
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@
 #include "PlanePy.h"
 #include "PlateSurfacePy.h"
 #include "PointPy.h"
-#include "PrecisionPy.h"
 #include "PrimitiveFeature.h"
 #include "RectangularTrimmedSurfacePy.h"
 #include "SpherePy.h"
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(Part)
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&Part::GeometryStringExtensionPy ::Type,partModule,"GeometryStringExtension");
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&Part::GeometryBoolExtensionPy ::Type,partModule,"GeometryBoolExtension");
     Base::Interpreter().addType(&Part::GeometryDoubleExtensionPy ::Type,partModule,"GeometryDoubleExtension");
-    Base::Interpreter().addType(&Part::PrecisionPy ::Type,partModule,"Precision");
+    Base::Interpreter().addType(&Base::PrecisionPy ::Type,partModule,"Precision");
 
     // BRepFeat package
     PyObject* brepfeatModule(module.getAttr("BRepFeat").ptr());
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Part/App/CMakeLists.txt
index b496444af8..7851790385 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ generate_from_xml(TopoShapeVertexPy)
 generate_from_xml(TopoShapeWirePy)
 generate_from_xml(BRepOffsetAPI_MakePipeShellPy)
 generate_from_xml(BRepOffsetAPI_MakeFillingPy)
-generate_from_xml(PrecisionPy)
 
 # make sure to create the directory at configure time
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/BRepFeat)
@@ -343,8 +342,6 @@ SET(Python_SRCS
     BRepOffsetAPI_MakePipeShellPyImp.cpp
     BRepOffsetAPI_MakeFillingPy.xml
     BRepOffsetAPI_MakeFillingPyImp.cpp
-    PrecisionPy.xml
-    PrecisionPyImp.cpp
     PartPyCXX.cpp
     PartPyCXX.h
 )