diff --git a/code/STEPFile.h b/code/STEPFile.h
index e98d9cb31..529d4edbd 100644
--- a/code/STEPFile.h
+++ b/code/STEPFile.h
@@ -439,13 +439,17 @@ namespace STEP {
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     /** Base class for all concrete object instances */
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    class Object
-    {
+    class Object {
     public:
-
-        virtual ~Object() {}
         Object(const char* classname = "unknown")
-            : classname(classname) {}
+        : id( 0 )
+        , classname(classname) {
+            // empty
+        }
+
+        virtual ~Object() {
+            // empty
+        }
 
     public:
 
@@ -460,7 +464,6 @@ namespace STEP {
             return dynamic_cast<T&>(*this);
         }
 
-
         template <typename T>
         const T* ToPtr() const {
             return dynamic_cast<const T*>(this);
@@ -472,7 +475,6 @@ namespace STEP {
         }
 
     public:
-
         uint64_t GetID() const {
             return id;
         }
@@ -490,7 +492,6 @@ namespace STEP {
         const char* const classname;
     };
 
-
     template <typename T>
     size_t GenericFill(const STEP::DB& db, const EXPRESS::LIST& params, T* in);
     // (intentionally undefined)