The shaded_mode command changes the default behavior for the draw, e, and B commands. An input of 1 makes -m1 the default and an input of 2 makes -m2 the default. An input of 0 returns those commands to their default behavior. Lighting must be turned on under the Misc dropdown for options 1 or 2 to work.
Example 1. Change the default draw option to -m1
mged>
shaded_mode 1
The shaded mode is now set to 1 and any draw commands will use -m1 as a default option.
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