diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.cpp
index c1671cea7..f5276b2cf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ std::vector<TopoDS_Edge> DrawProjectSplit::removeDuplicateEdges(std::vector<Topo
         item.startAngle = DrawUtil::angleWithX(e,v1);
         item.endAngle = DrawUtil::angleWithX(e,v2);
         //catch reverse-duplicates
-        if (DrawUtil::vectorCompare(item.start,item.end) > 0) {
+        if (DrawUtil::vectorLess(item.end,item.start)) {
              Base::Vector3d vTemp = item.start;
              item.start  = item.end;
              item.end    = vTemp;
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ std::vector<TopoDS_Edge> DrawProjectSplit::removeDuplicateEdges(std::vector<Topo
 std::vector<edgeSortItem> DrawProjectSplit::sortEdges(std::vector<edgeSortItem>& e, bool ascend)
 {
     std::vector<edgeSortItem> sorted = e;
-    std::sort(sorted.begin(), sorted.end(), edgeSortItem::edgeCompare);
+    std::sort(sorted.begin(), sorted.end(), edgeSortItem::edgeLess);
     if (ascend) {
         std::reverse(sorted.begin(),sorted.end());
     }
@@ -476,24 +476,23 @@ std::string edgeSortItem::dump(void)
 
 
 //true if "e1 < e2" - for sorting
-/*static*/bool edgeSortItem::edgeCompare(const edgeSortItem& e1, const edgeSortItem& e2)
+/*static*/bool edgeSortItem::edgeLess(const edgeSortItem& e1, const edgeSortItem& e2)
 {
     bool result = false;
-    int vCompare = DrawUtil::vectorCompare(e1.start, e2.start);
-    if ( vCompare == -1) {
-        result = true;
-    } else if (vCompare == 0) {
-        if (e1.startAngle < e2.startAngle) {
-                result = true;
-        } else if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(e1.startAngle, e2.startAngle)) {
-            if (e1.endAngle < e2.startAngle) {
-                result = true;
-            } else if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(e1.endAngle, e2.endAngle)) {
-                if (e1.idx < e2.idx) {
-                    result = true;
-                }
-            }
+    if (e1.start != e2.start) {
+        if ( DrawUtil::vectorLess(e1.start, e2.start)) {
+            result = true;
         }
+    } else if (!DrawUtil::fpCompare(e1.startAngle, e2.startAngle)) {
+        if (e1.startAngle < e2.startAngle) {
+            result = true;
+        }
+    } else if (!DrawUtil::fpCompare(e1.endAngle, e2.endAngle)) {
+        if (e1.endAngle < e2.startAngle) {
+            result = true;
+        } 
+    } else if (e1.idx < e2.idx) {
+        result = true;
     }
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.h
index 24822c789..75388711f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjectSplit.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     double endAngle;
     unsigned int idx;
 
-    static bool edgeCompare(const edgeSortItem& e1, const edgeSortItem& e2);
+    static bool edgeLess(const edgeSortItem& e1, const edgeSortItem& e2);
     static bool edgeEqual(const edgeSortItem& e1, const edgeSortItem& e2);
     std::string dump(void);
 };
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
index db00a2154..f8a3e8952 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.cpp
@@ -277,33 +277,22 @@ std::string DrawUtil::formatVector(const Base::Vector3d& v)
     return result;
 }
 
-//! compare 2 vectors for sorting purposes ( -1 -> v1<v2, 0 -> v1 == v2, 1 -> v1 > v2)
-int DrawUtil::vectorCompare(const Base::Vector3d& v1, const Base::Vector3d& v2)
+//! compare 2 vectors for sorting - true if v1 < v2
+bool DrawUtil::vectorLess(const Base::Vector3d& v1, const Base::Vector3d& v2)  
 {
-    int result = 0;
-    if (v1 == v2) {
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    if (v1.x < v2.x) {
-        result = -1;
-    } else if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(v1.x, v2.x)) {
-        if (v1.y < v2.y) {
-            result = -1;
-        } else if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(v1.y, v2.y)) {
-            if (v1.z < v2.z) {
-                result = -1;
-            } else {
-                result = 1;
-            }
+    bool result = false;
+    if (v1 != v2) {
+        if (!DrawUtil::fpCompare(v1.x,v2.x)) {
+            result = v1.x < v2.x;
+        } else if (!DrawUtil::fpCompare(v1.y,v2.y)) {
+            result = v1.y < v2.y;
         } else {
-            result = 1;  //v2y > v1y
+            result = v1.z < v2.z;
         }
-    } else {
-        result = 1; //v1x > v2x
     }
     return result;
-}
+}  
+
 
 //!convert fromPoint in coordinate system fromSystem to reference coordinate system
 Base::Vector3d DrawUtil::toR3(const gp_Ax2 fromSystem, const Base::Vector3d fromPoint)
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
index 739a2e284..41059cfdb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class TechDrawExport DrawUtil {
         static bool fpCompare(const double& d1, const double& d2);
         static Base::Vector3d vertex2Vector(const TopoDS_Vertex& v);
         static std::string formatVector(const Base::Vector3d& v);
-        static int vectorCompare(const Base::Vector3d& v1, const Base::Vector3d& v2);
+        static bool vectorLess(const Base::Vector3d& v1, const Base::Vector3d& v2);
         static Base::Vector3d toR3(const gp_Ax2 fromSystem, const Base::Vector3d fromPoint);
         static bool checkParallel(const Base::Vector3d v1, const Base::Vector3d v2);
         //! rotate vector by angle radians around axis through org