DEFAULTLIGHTINGTYPE (System Variable)

Specifies the type of default lighting, old or new.

Type:Integer
Saved in:Drawing
Initial value:1

The default lighting provided in products based on AutoCAD 2006 and earlier used one distant light. The new default lighting uses two distant lights to illuminate more of the model and also adjusts ambient light. The setting of this system variable is viewport-specific.

0

Old type of default lighting

1

New type of default lighting