diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index 34a52a8b97b9640884807843ad874af986f7fb9a..c50477675587bee31a054cfa6531fc791d3dd758 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ StringXNumber ViewOptions_Number[] = {
   { F|O, "Type" , opt_view_type , DRAW_POST_3D ,
     "Type of graph (1=3D, 2=2D-space, 3=2D-time)" },
 
-  { F|O, "VectorType" , opt_view_vector_type , DRAW_POST_ARROW ,
+  { F|O, "VectorType" , opt_view_vector_type , DRAW_POST_ARROW3D ,
     "Vector display type (1=segment, 2=arrow, 3=pyramid, 4=3D arrow, 5=displacement)" },
   { F,   "Visible" , opt_view_visible , 1. ,
     "Is the view visible?" },
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
index 8c4741b577200b6ecd5ecc61407f339c731177eb..1a26461c7b6cbfde00008e638bbe3eb778062af2 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_general.texi
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ Saved in: @code{-}
 
 @item General.VectorType
 Default vector display type (for normals, etc.)@*
-Default value: @code{2}@*
+Default value: @code{4}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item General.Verbosity
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
index 78b43215c73a180581ac643921e0c758c476668c..7d5c393aca47ec3774b7cb2245849ec930957993 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/opt_view.texi
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.VectorType
 Vector display type (1=segment, 2=arrow, 3=pyramid, 4=3D arrow, 5=displacement)@*
-Default value: @code{2}@*
+Default value: @code{4}@*
 Saved in: @code{General.OptionsFileName}
 
 @item View.Visible