diff --git a/lib/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreview.js b/lib/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreview.js
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+import {
+  attr as svgAttr,
+  clear as svgClear,
+  create as svgCreate
+} from 'tiny-svg';
+
+import { getVisual } from '../../util/GraphicsUtil';
+
+import { isConnection } from '../../util/ModelUtil';
+
+import { translate } from '../../util/SvgTransformUtil';
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('../../model/Types').Element} Element
+ * @typedef {import('../../model/Types').Shape} Shape
+ * @typedef {import('../../util/Types').Point} Point
+ * @typedef {import('../../util/Types').Rect} Rect
+ *
+ * @typedef { { element: Element, delta: Point } } MovedOption
+ * @typedef { { shape: Shape, bounds: Rect } } ResizedOption
+ *
+ * @typedef { {
+ *   created?: Element[],
+ *   removed?: Element[],
+ *   moved?: MovedOption[],
+ *   resized?: ResizedOption[]
+ * } } CreateOptions
+ */
+
+const LAYER_NAME = 'complex-preview';
+
+/**
+ * Complex preview for shapes and connections.
+ */
+export default class ComplexPreview {
+  constructor(canvas, graphicsFactory, previewSupport) {
+    this._canvas = canvas;
+    this._graphicsFactory = graphicsFactory;
+    this._previewSupport = previewSupport;
+
+    this._markers = [];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create complex preview.
+   *
+   * @param {CreateOptions} options
+   */
+  create(options) {
+
+    // there can only be one complex preview at a time
+    this.cleanUp();
+
+    const {
+      created = [],
+      moved = [],
+      removed = [],
+      resized = []
+    } = options;
+
+    const layer = this._canvas.getLayer(LAYER_NAME);
+
+    // shapes and connections to be created
+    created.filter(element => !isHidden(element)).forEach(element => {
+      let gfx;
+
+      if (isConnection(element)) {
+        gfx = this._graphicsFactory._createContainer('connection', svgCreate('g'));
+
+        this._graphicsFactory.drawConnection(getVisual(gfx), element);
+      } else {
+        gfx = this._graphicsFactory._createContainer('shape', svgCreate('g'));
+
+        this._graphicsFactory.drawShape(getVisual(gfx), element);
+
+        translate(gfx, element.x, element.y);
+      }
+
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer, gfx);
+    });
+
+    // elements to be moved
+    moved.forEach(({ element, delta }) => {
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer, undefined, 'djs-dragging');
+
+      this._canvas.addMarker(element, 'djs-element-hidden');
+
+      this._markers.push([ element, 'djs-element-hidden' ]);
+
+      const dragger = this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer);
+
+      if (isConnection(element)) {
+        translate(dragger, delta.x, delta.y);
+      } else {
+        translate(dragger, element.x + delta.x, element.y + delta.y);
+      }
+    });
+
+    // elements to be removed
+    removed.forEach(element => {
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer, undefined, 'djs-dragging');
+
+      this._canvas.addMarker(element, 'djs-element-hidden');
+
+      this._markers.push([ element, 'djs-element-hidden' ]);
+    });
+
+    // elements to be resized
+    resized.forEach(({ shape, bounds }) => {
+      const gfx = this._graphicsFactory._createContainer('shape', svgCreate('g'));
+
+      this._graphicsFactory.drawShape(getVisual(gfx), shape, {
+        width: bounds.width,
+        height: bounds.height
+      });
+
+      translate(gfx, bounds.x, bounds.y);
+
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(shape, layer, gfx);
+
+      this._canvas.addMarker(shape, 'djs-dragging');
+
+      this._markers.push([ shape, 'djs-dragging' ]);
+    });
+  }
+
+  cleanUp() {
+    svgClear(this._canvas.getLayer(LAYER_NAME));
+
+    this._markers.forEach(([ element, marker ]) => this._canvas.removeMarker(element, marker));
+
+    this._markers = [];
+
+    this._previewSupport.cleanUp();
+  }
+
+  show() {
+    this._canvas.showLayer(LAYER_NAME);
+  }
+
+  hide() {
+    this._canvas.hideLayer(LAYER_NAME);
+  }
+}
+
+ComplexPreview.$inject = [
+  'canvas',
+  'graphicsFactory',
+  'previewSupport'
+];
+
+function isHidden(element) {
+  return element.hidden;
+}
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diff --git a/lib/features/complex-preview/index.js b/lib/features/complex-preview/index.js
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+import ComplexPreview from './ComplexPreview';
+
+/**
+ * @type { import('didi').ModuleDeclaration }
+ */
+export default {
+  __init__: [ 'complexPreview' ],
+  complexPreview: [ 'type', ComplexPreview ]
+};
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