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IntegerType:
DrawingSaved in:
1Initial value:
The default lighting provided in AutoCAD 2006 and earlier releases 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.
Old type of default lighting0
New type of default lighting1
See also:
Overview of Lighting
DEFLPLSTYLE
Specifies the default plot style for all layers in a drawing when opening a
drawing that was created in a release prior to AutoCAD 2000, or for Layer 0
when creating a new drawing from scratch without using a drawing template.
StringType:
RegistrySaved in:
ByColorInitial value:
When the drawing is opened and
PSTYLEPOLICY (page 1451) is set to 1
(color-dependent plot style mode), DEFLPLSTYLE is read-only and has a value
of BYCOLOR. If PSTYLEPOLICY is set to 0 (named plot style mode) when
the drawing is opened, DEFLPLSTYLE is writable and has a default value of
NORMAL.
See also:
Overview of Plot Styles
DEFPLSTYLE
Specifies the default plot style for new objects in a drawing when opening a
drawing that was created in a release prior to AutoCAD 2000, or when creating
a new drawing from scratch without using a drawing template.
1250 | Chapter 4 System Variables