diff --git a/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.cpp b/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.cpp
index a9499fc2e..c2069e723 100644
--- a/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.cpp
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ int VContour::EdgesCount() const
             return 1;
         }
 
-        const QLineF axis = QLineF(0, 0, d->paperWidth, 0);
-        const int n = qFloor(axis.length()/d->shift);
+        const int n = qFloor(EmptySheetEdge().length()/d->shift);
         if (n <= 0)
         {
             return 1;
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ QLineF VContour::GlobalEdge(int i) const
     if (d->globalContour.isEmpty())
     {
         // Because sheet is blank we have one global edge for all cases - Ox axis.
-        const QLineF axis = QLineF(0, 0, d->paperWidth - 5, 0);
+        const QLineF axis = EmptySheetEdge();
         if (d->shift == 0)
         {
             return axis;
@@ -328,3 +327,9 @@ void VContour::AppendWhole(QVector<QPointF> &contour, const VLayoutDetail &detai
         ++j;
     }while (processedEdges < nD);
 }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+QLineF VContour::EmptySheetEdge() const
+{
+    return QLineF(0, 0, d->paperWidth - 5, 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.h b/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.h
index 56c3bac9a..dfd6442ae 100644
--- a/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.h
+++ b/src/libs/vlayout/vcontour.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 
     QVector<QPointF> UniteWithContour(const VLayoutDetail &detail, int globalI, int detJ, BestFrom type) const;
 
+    QLineF EmptySheetEdge() const;
     int    EdgesCount() const;
     QLineF GlobalEdge(int i) const;
     QVector<QPointF> CutEdge(const QLineF &edge) const;