diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
index 7373ea9b00..2a8f035388 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
@@ -589,3 +589,7 @@ int Preferences::BreakType()
 }
 
 
+bool Preferences::useCameraDirection()
+{
+    return getPreferenceGroup("General")->GetBool("UseCameraDirection", false);
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.h
index 822286025f..4e683f122b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ public:
     static int BreakType();
 
     static bool useExactMatchOnDims();
+
+    static bool useCameraDirection();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneral.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneral.ui
index 5ac1b539e6..240fdc883c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneral.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>546</width>
-    <height>897</height>
+    <width>547</width>
+    <height>915</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -993,6 +993,52 @@ for ProjectionGroups</string>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="gbViewDefaut">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>View Defaults</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8">
+      <item>
+       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="cb_useCameraDirection">
+          <property name="sizePolicy">
+           <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+            <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+            <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+           </sizepolicy>
+          </property>
+          <property name="font">
+           <font>
+            <italic>true</italic>
+           </font>
+          </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>If checked, the 3d camera direction (or normal of a selected face) will be used as the view direction.  If not checked, Views will be created as Front Views.</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Use 3d Camera Direction</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>UseCameraDirection</cstring>
+          </property>
+          <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+           <cstring>/Mod/TechDraw/General</cstring>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_12">
      <property name="font">
@@ -1009,19 +1055,6 @@ for ProjectionGroups</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item>
-    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
-     <property name="orientation">
-      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-      <size>
-       <width>20</width>
-       <height>40</height>
-      </size>
-     </property>
-    </spacer>
-   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneralImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneralImp.cpp
index 035335db46..0e6bde7f44 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneralImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneralImp.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ void DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneralImp::saveSettings()
     ui->psb_GridSpacing->onSave();
 
     ui->cbMultiSelection->onSave();
+
+    ui->cb_useCameraDirection->onSave();
 }
 
 void DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneralImp::loadSettings()
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ void DlgPrefsTechDrawGeneralImp::loadSettings()
     bool multiSelectionDefault = PreferencesGui::multiSelection();
     ui->cbMultiSelection->setChecked(multiSelectionDefault);
     ui->cbMultiSelection->onRestore();
+
+    ui->cb_useCameraDirection->onRestore();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
index 8ea92df7e8..fdabe5546e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h>
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.h>
 
 #include "DrawGuiUtil.h"
 #include "TaskProjGroup.h"
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ TaskProjGroup::TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawView* featView, bool mode) :
     connect(ui->butDownRotate,  &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::rotateButtonClicked);
     connect(ui->butLeftRotate,  &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::rotateButtonClicked);
     connect(ui->butCCWRotate,   &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::rotateButtonClicked);
-    connect(ui->butFront,   &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::rotateButtonClicked);
-    connect(ui->butCam,   &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::rotateButtonClicked);
+    connect(ui->butFront,       &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::rotateButtonClicked);
+    connect(ui->butCam,         &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::rotateButtonClicked);
 
     connect(ui->lePrimary,   &QPushButton::clicked, this, &TaskProjGroup::customDirectionClicked);
 
@@ -155,6 +156,11 @@ TaskProjGroup::TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawView* featView, bool mode) :
     m_mdi = dvp->getMDIViewPage();
 
     setUiPrimary();
+    if (Preferences::useCameraDirection()) {
+        ui->butCam->setChecked(true);
+    } else {
+        ui->butFront->setChecked(true);
+    }
     saveGroupState();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui
index 5ebbf221cd..98a97cb407 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
          <iconset>
-          <normalon>:/icons/view-front.svg</normalon>
+          <normalon>:/icons/TechDraw_ProjFront.svg</normalon>
          </iconset>
         </property>
         <property name="iconSize">
@@ -265,6 +265,15 @@
           <height>24</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="checkable">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="autoExclusive">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="2" column="1">
@@ -307,6 +316,12 @@
           <height>24</height>
          </size>
         </property>
+        <property name="checkable">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="autoExclusive">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
@@ -608,7 +623,7 @@ using the given X/Y Spacing</string>
          </spacer>
         </item>
         <item row="0" column="2">
-         <widget class="Gui::QuantitySpinBox" name="sbXSpacing" native="true">
+         <widget class="Gui::QuantitySpinBox" name="sbXSpacing">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -624,13 +639,13 @@ using the given X/Y Spacing</string>
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Horizontal space between border of projections</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="keyboardTracking" stdset="0">
+          <property name="keyboardTracking">
            <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
           <property name="unit" stdset="0">
            <string notr="true"/>
           </property>
-          <property name="minimum" stdset="0">
+          <property name="minimum">
            <double>0.000000000000000</double>
           </property>
          </widget>
@@ -655,7 +670,7 @@ using the given X/Y Spacing</string>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item row="1" column="2">
-         <widget class="Gui::QuantitySpinBox" name="sbYSpacing" native="true">
+         <widget class="Gui::QuantitySpinBox" name="sbYSpacing">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -671,13 +686,13 @@ using the given X/Y Spacing</string>
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Vertical space between border of projections</string>
           </property>
-          <property name="keyboardTracking" stdset="0">
+          <property name="keyboardTracking">
            <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
           <property name="unit" stdset="0">
            <string notr="true"/>
           </property>
-          <property name="minimum" stdset="0">
+          <property name="minimum">
            <double>0.000000000000000</double>
           </property>
          </widget>