diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui b/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui
index 4e48fa2966..2f719433f7 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
          <string>Enable animation</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>true</bool>
+         <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>UseAutoRotation</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
index e16e19f534..cf028a4968 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void AbstractSplitView::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"UseAutoRotation") == 0) {
         for (std::vector<View3DInventorViewer*>::iterator it = _viewer.begin(); it != _viewer.end(); ++it)
-            (*it)->setAnimationEnabled(rGrp.GetBool("UseAutoRotation",true));
+            (*it)->setAnimationEnabled(rGrp.GetBool("UseAutoRotation",false));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"Gradient") == 0) {
         for (std::vector<View3DInventorViewer*>::iterator it = _viewer.begin(); it != _viewer.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
index 4113b97741..03fcb0ede6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void View3DInventor::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp::M
         _viewer->setFeedbackVisibility(rGrp.GetBool("CornerCoordSystem",true));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"UseAutoRotation") == 0) {
-        _viewer->setAnimationEnabled(rGrp.GetBool("UseAutoRotation",true));
+        _viewer->setAnimationEnabled(rGrp.GetBool("UseAutoRotation",false));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"Gradient") == 0) {
         _viewer->setGradientBackground((rGrp.GetBool("Gradient",true)));
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sandbox/Gui/GLGraphicsView.cpp b/src/Mod/Sandbox/Gui/GLGraphicsView.cpp
index 368c76de38..103f161a28 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sandbox/Gui/GLGraphicsView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sandbox/Gui/GLGraphicsView.cpp
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ void GraphicsView3D::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp::M
         _viewer->setFeedbackVisibility(rGrp.GetBool("CornerCoordSystem",true));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"UseAutoRotation") == 0) {
-        _viewer->setAnimationEnabled(rGrp.GetBool("UseAutoRotation",true));
+        _viewer->setAnimationEnabled(rGrp.GetBool("UseAutoRotation",false));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"Gradient") == 0) {
         _viewer->setGradientBackground((rGrp.GetBool("Gradient",true)));