diff --git a/code/Common/SkeletonMeshBuilder.cpp b/code/Common/SkeletonMeshBuilder.cpp
index bdb926b75..f3c8fb412 100644
--- a/code/Common/SkeletonMeshBuilder.cpp
+++ b/code/Common/SkeletonMeshBuilder.cpp
@@ -131,32 +131,33 @@ void SkeletonMeshBuilder::CreateGeometry(const aiNode *pNode) {
         // if the node has no children, it's an end node. Put a little knob there instead
         aiVector3D ownpos(pNode->mTransformation.a4, pNode->mTransformation.b4, pNode->mTransformation.c4);
         ai_real sizeEstimate = ownpos.Length() * ai_real(0.18);
+        const ai_real zero(0.0);
 
-        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, -sizeEstimate);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, -sizeEstimate);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, -sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, -sizeEstimate);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, -sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, -sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, -sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, -sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, -sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, -sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, -sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, -sizeEstimate);
 
-        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, sizeEstimate);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, sizeEstimate);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, sizeEstimate);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, -sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, -sizeEstimate, 0.0);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, sizeEstimate);
-        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, 0.0, 0.0);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, -sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, -sizeEstimate, zero);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(zero, zero, sizeEstimate);
+        mVertices.emplace_back(-sizeEstimate, zero, zero);
 
         mFaces.emplace_back(vertexStartIndex + 0, vertexStartIndex + 1, vertexStartIndex + 2);
         mFaces.emplace_back(vertexStartIndex + 3, vertexStartIndex + 4, vertexStartIndex + 5);
diff --git a/code/Common/StandardShapes.cpp b/code/Common/StandardShapes.cpp
index 351f03f87..abf3c4839 100644
--- a/code/Common/StandardShapes.cpp
+++ b/code/Common/StandardShapes.cpp
@@ -421,16 +421,18 @@ void StandardShapes::MakeCone(ai_real height, ai_real radius1,
         positions.push_back(v3);
 
         if (!bOpen) {
+            const ai_real zero(0.0);
+
             // generate the end 'cap'
             positions.emplace_back(s * radius2, halfHeight, t * radius2);
             positions.emplace_back(s2 * radius2, halfHeight, t2 * radius2);
-            positions.emplace_back(0.0, halfHeight, 0.0);
+            positions.emplace_back(zero, halfHeight, zero);
 
             if (radius1) {
                 // generate the other end 'cap'
                 positions.emplace_back(s * radius1, -halfHeight, t * radius1);
                 positions.emplace_back(s2 * radius1, -halfHeight, t2 * radius1);
-                positions.emplace_back(0.0, -halfHeight, 0.0);
+                positions.emplace_back(zero, -halfHeight, zero);
             }
         }
         s = s2;
@@ -466,13 +468,14 @@ void StandardShapes::MakeCircle(ai_real radius, unsigned int tess,
     ai_real t = 0.0; // std::sin(angle == 0);
 
     for (ai_real angle = 0.0; angle < angle_max;) {
-        positions.emplace_back(s * radius, 0.0, t * radius);
+        const ai_real zero(0.0);
+        positions.emplace_back(s * radius, zero, t * radius);
         angle += angle_delta;
         s = std::cos(angle);
         t = std::sin(angle);
-        positions.emplace_back(s * radius, 0.0, t * radius);
+        positions.emplace_back(s * radius, zero, t * radius);
 
-        positions.emplace_back(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+        positions.emplace_back(zero, zero, zero);
     }
 }