diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/preview_base.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/preview_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9921dd1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/preview_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# Bonsai - OpenBIM Blender Add-on
+# Copyright (C) 2026
+#
+# This file is part of Bonsai.
+#
+# Bonsai is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Bonsai is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This file was generated with the assistance of an AI coding tool.
+
+"""Shared helpers for Bonsai's parametric preview flows.
+
+Multiple Bonsai features follow the same Scene-level preview pattern:
+
+    Enable<X>Preview   — validates a selection, populates draft state on
+                         ``Scene.BIMPreviewProperties.<x>``, flips ``is_active``.
+    Gizmo<X>Preview    — polls on ``is_active``, surfaces tunable widgets +
+                         validate/cancel icons.
+    <X>PreviewDecorator — GPU lines drawn while ``is_active`` is True.
+    Finish<X>Preview   — direct ``bpy.ops.bim.<verb>(...)`` call with kwargs
+                         read off the draft state, then clears it.
+    Cancel<X>Preview   — pure state reset.
+
+The MEP bend and wall fillet flows are the two current callers. They write
+their Finish / Cancel operators directly, matching the convention used
+throughout the rest of ``bim/module/model/`` for operator-to-operator
+dispatch (explicit ``bpy.ops.bim.X(kwarg=value)`` at the call site, no
+string indirection). This module hosts the cross-cutting accessors only;
+no base class layer.
+
+The GPU draw-handler lifecycle for ``<X>PreviewDecorator`` lives on the
+feature-neutral ``tool.Blender.ViewportDecorator`` base, which every
+viewport decorator (preview or otherwise) inherits from."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from typing import Any
+
+import bpy
+
+import bonsai.tool as tool
+
+# --- Props accessors ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def get_preview_props(context: bpy.types.Context, attr: str):
+    """Resolve a child preview PropertyGroup under ``Scene.BIMPreviewProperties``.
+
+    Returns ``None`` if the umbrella isn't attached yet — true briefly
+    during addon register and during plug-out, so polls / draw callbacks
+    must defend against ``None`` rather than assuming the prop is always
+    available."""
+    preview = getattr(context.scene, "BIMPreviewProperties", None)
+    return getattr(preview, attr, None) if preview is not None else None
+
+
+def is_preview_active(context: bpy.types.Context, attr: str) -> bool:
+    """``True`` while a specific preview is open. Used by sibling gizmo
+    polls to hide themselves so the preview is the only interactive
+    surface in the viewport (the bend / fillet preview groups take over
+    the same selection's icon stack)."""
+    props = get_preview_props(context, attr)
+    return bool(props is not None and props.is_active)
+
+
+# --- Lazy closure factories --------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Used by preview gizmo groups when wiring ``BIM_GT_gizmo_dimension``'s
+# ``move_get_cb`` / ``move_set_cb`` callbacks. The closures re-resolve
+# ``bpy.context.scene`` per CALL rather than capturing it at setup() time
+# — the captured Scene's RNA struct can be freed on file open / undo, and
+# referencing a freed struct crashes Blender. Lazy lookup survives the
+# whole undo / reload lifecycle.
+
+
+def make_props_callback(attr: str) -> Callable[[], Any]:
+    """Return a zero-arg callable that lazily fetches the preview props.
+
+    Equivalent to ``getattr(bpy.context.scene.BIMPreviewProperties, attr)``
+    with full defensiveness against missing scene / missing umbrella."""
+
+    def _props():
+        scene = bpy.context.scene
+        preview = getattr(scene, "BIMPreviewProperties", None) if scene else None
+        return getattr(preview, attr, None) if preview is not None else None
+
+    return _props
+
+
+def make_dim_getter(props_callback: Callable[[], Any], field: str) -> Callable[[], float]:
+    """Factory for ``BIM_GT_gizmo_dimension.move_get_cb`` reading a single
+    FloatProperty off the live preview state. Returns ``0.0`` defensively
+    when the props are temporarily unavailable so the widget doesn't crash
+    Blender during plug-out / reload."""
+
+    def _get() -> float:
+        props = props_callback()
+        return getattr(props, field) if props is not None else 0.0
+
+    return _get
+
+
+def make_dim_setter(
+    props_callback: Callable[[], Any],
+    field: str,
+    min_value: float = 0.001,
+) -> Callable[[float], None]:
+    """Factory for ``BIM_GT_gizmo_dimension.move_set_cb`` writing a single
+    FloatProperty + tagging viewport areas for redraw so the GPU preview
+    decorator tracks the value live during drag. Clamps at ``min_value``
+    to match the FloatProperty's declared lower bound."""
+
+    def _set(value: float) -> None:
+        props = props_callback()
+        if props is None:
+            return
+        setattr(props, field, max(min_value, float(value)))
+        for area in bpy.context.screen.areas if bpy.context.screen else ():
+            if area.type == "VIEW_3D":
+                area.tag_redraw()
+
+    return _set
+
+
+# --- Shared Enable lifecycle helpers -----------------------------------------
+
+
+def sync_uncommitted_moves(objects: list) -> None:
+    """Push any Blender-side translation / rotation of ``objects`` back to
+    their IFC ``ObjectPlacement`` before a preview decorator starts reading
+    ``obj.matrix_world`` per frame.
+
+    Without this sync, a user who grabbed-moved an object but didn't commit
+    the move sees the live preview at the dragged position while the final
+    commit lands at the stale IFC position — a confusing "where did my
+    preview go?" experience. Both bend and fillet enable paths call this
+    on the relevant pair just before activating the preview."""
+    for obj in objects:
+        tool.Geometry.commit_placement_if_moved(obj, apply_scale=False)
+
+
+# --- Esc dispatch ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PREVIEW_CANCEL_OPS: tuple[tuple[str, str], ...] = (
+    ("bend", "cancel_bend_preview"),
+    ("wall_fillet", "cancel_wall_fillet_preview"),
+)
+"""Registry of ``(child PointerProperty on Scene.BIMPreviewProperties, bim
+operator name)`` consulted by the Esc handler. Adding a new preview means
+appending one tuple; the forward-compat test pins that every preview
+PropertyGroup with ``is_active`` has an entry here."""
+
+
+def try_cancel_active_preview(context: bpy.types.Context) -> bool:
+    """Cancel every registered preview that is currently active.
+
+    Returns ``True`` iff at least one preview was cancelled. Multiple
+    previews can be simultaneously active (e.g. a stale bend preview opened
+    just before the user starts a wall fillet) — one Esc must clear them
+    all rather than forcing the user to tap Esc once per preview.
+
+    Tags 3D viewports for redraw on success — the Esc keymap entry runs
+    outside a viewport mouse event so the gizmo poll wouldn't re-evaluate
+    until the next interaction without an explicit redraw."""
+    cancelled = False
+    for attr, op_name in PREVIEW_CANCEL_OPS:
+        if is_preview_active(context, attr):
+            getattr(bpy.ops.bim, op_name)()
+            cancelled = True
+    if cancelled:
+        screen = context.screen
+        for area in screen.areas if screen else ():
+            if area.type == "VIEW_3D":
+                area.tag_redraw()
+    return cancelled
+
+
+def discard_pending_previews(scene: bpy.types.Scene) -> None:
+    """Clear every active preview under ``Scene.BIMPreviewProperties`` so
+    saved preview state never resurfaces on file load.
+
+    Mirrors ``tool.Parametric.heal_stale_edit_flags`` for the object-level
+    parametric-edit lifecycle — except previews are *discarded* rather than
+    validated. A preview's only UI cue is its in-viewport widget; reloading
+    a ``.blend`` saved mid-preview restores the flag but not the surrounding
+    user attention, and a stuck ``is_active`` silently hides every sibling
+    gizmo poll gated on it.
+
+    Iterates ``PREVIEW_CANCEL_OPS`` so any preview registered for Esc
+    cancellation is automatically covered here too. Sets ``is_active``
+    directly rather than dispatching the cancel operator: load_post may
+    fire before ``bpy.context.screen`` is reattached, and the cancel
+    operators bail on ``context.screen is None``."""
+    preview = getattr(scene, "BIMPreviewProperties", None)
+    if preview is None:
+        return
+    for attr, _op_name in PREVIEW_CANCEL_OPS:
+        child = getattr(preview, attr, None)
+        if child is not None and getattr(child, "is_active", False):
+            child.is_active = False