diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui b/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui
index 66b80e72c..cd289df1e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettings3DView.ui
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
            <double>2.000000000000000</double>
           </property>
           <property name="value">
-           <double>65.000000000000000</double>
+           <double>5.000000000000000</double>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>EyeDistance</cstring>
diff --git a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
index 7014aaa77..5ea8d3fa0 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void AbstractSplitView::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"EyeDistance") == 0) {
         for (std::vector<View3DInventorViewer*>::iterator it = _viewer.begin(); it != _viewer.end(); ++it)
-            (*it)->setStereoOffset(rGrp.GetFloat("EyeDistance",65.0));
+            (*it)->setStereoOffset(rGrp.GetFloat("EyeDistance",5.0));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"CornerCoordSystem") == 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 c7dd94746..630a743c9 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void View3DInventor::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp::M
         _viewer->navigationStyle()->setZoomStep(val);
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"EyeDistance") == 0) {
-        _viewer->setStereoOffset(rGrp.GetFloat("EyeDistance",65.0));
+        _viewer->setStereoOffset(rGrp.GetFloat("EyeDistance",5.0));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"CornerCoordSystem") == 0) {
         _viewer->setFeedbackVisibility(rGrp.GetBool("CornerCoordSystem",true));