diff --git a/Shape.cpp b/Shape.cpp
index 1dfc06c..d003c6a 100644
--- a/Shape.cpp
+++ b/Shape.cpp
@@ -563,6 +563,40 @@ void Mesh::_reorderVertices()
   vertices = newVertices;
 }
 
+void Ellipse::sanitize()
+{
+  // Get horizontal axis rotated 90 degrees CW
+  QVector2D hAxis = getHorizontalAxis();
+  const QVector2D center(getCenter());
+  QVector2D hAxisRotated(hAxis.y(), -hAxis.x());
+
+  // Project vertex 1 onto it.
+  QVector2D vAxisNormalized = hAxisRotated.normalized();
+
+  QVector2D vFromCenter = QVector2D(getVertex(1)) - center;
+  const QVector2D& projection = QVector2D::dotProduct( vFromCenter, vAxisNormalized ) * vAxisNormalized;
+  MShape::setVertex(1, (center + projection).toPointF());
+  MShape::setVertex(3, (center - projection).toPointF());
+
+  if (hasCenterControl())
+  {
+    // Clip control point.
+    MShape::setVertex(4, clipInside(getVertex(4)));
+  }
+}
+
+QPointF Ellipse::clipInside(const QPointF& v) const
+{
+  // Map point as vector on a unit circle.
+  QVector2D vector(toUnitCircle().map(v));
+
+  // Clip control point.
+  return (vector.length() <= 1 ?
+                             v :
+                             fromUnitCircle().map(vector.normalized().toPointF()));
+
+}
+
 QTransform Ellipse::toUnitCircle() const
 {
   const QPointF& center = getCenter();
diff --git a/Shape.h b/Shape.h
index e1d7343..bf7515e 100644
--- a/Shape.h
+++ b/Shape.h
@@ -288,31 +288,11 @@ public:
     sanitize();
   }
 
+  virtual ~Ellipse() {}
+
   /// Remaps points so as to make sure this is a correct ellipse, keeping vertices 0 and 2 as
   /// reference for the horizzontal axis.
-  void sanitize()
-  {
-    // Get horizontal axis rotated 90 degrees CW
-    QVector2D hAxis = getHorizontalAxis();
-    const QVector2D center(getCenter());
-    QVector2D hAxisRotated(hAxis.y(), -hAxis.x());
-
-    // Project vertex 1 onto it.
-    QVector2D vAxisNormalized = hAxisRotated.normalized();
-
-    QVector2D vFromCenter = QVector2D(getVertex(1)) - center;
-    const QVector2D& projection = QVector2D::dotProduct( vFromCenter, vAxisNormalized ) * vAxisNormalized;
-    MShape::setVertex(1, (center + projection).toPointF());
-    MShape::setVertex(3, (center - projection).toPointF());
-
-    if (hasCenterControl())
-    {
-      // Clip control point.
-      MShape::setVertex(4, clipInside(getVertex(4)));
-    }
-  }
-
-  virtual ~Ellipse() {}
+  void sanitize();
 
   virtual QString getType() const { return "ellipse"; }
 
@@ -333,17 +313,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   /// If v is outside boundaries, remap it to the border.
-  QPointF clipInside(const QPointF& v) const
-  {
-    // Map point as vector on a unit circle.
-    QVector2D vector(toUnitCircle().map(v));
-
-    // Clip control point.
-    return (vector.length() <= 1 ?
-                               v :
-                               fromUnitCircle().map(vector.normalized().toPointF()));
-
-  }
+  QPointF clipInside(const QPointF& v) const;
 
 //  QRect getBoundingRect() const {
 //    return QRect(0,                                     getVerticalAxis().manhattanLength(),