# Read-only mode

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/read-only-mode/31773>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [May 8, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/read-only-mode/31773 "2024-05-08T18:21:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/read-only-mode/31773/1 "2024-05-08T18:21:09Z")

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Oftentimes, I’ll open a project just for reference but I don’t want to change anything about the project. For example, as it is now, even just rotating a body causes that rotation to be saved.

I’d like to see a read-only option for these instances. I’d still like to be able to show and hide elements and pan/zoom/rotate, but I’d like the project to revert to the saved version upon exit.

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**Author:** ![Justin074](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@Justin074](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Justin074)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/read-only-mode/31773/2 "2024-05-08T19:17:20Z")

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I second this. That’d be a great feature!

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/read-only-mode/31773/3 "2024-05-08T19:50:36Z")

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The way I handle this today is to duplicate the project, add TEMP to the name, then delete it when I’m done using it.

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**Author:** ![Steve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/steve/32/2446_2.png) [@Steve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Steve)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/read-only-mode/31773/4 "2024-05-08T21:57:12Z")

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This is a great idea which would even save Shapr3D some bandwidth and wear-and-tear on their servers.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/read-only-mode/31773/5 "2024-05-09T04:07:18Z")

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👍 Lock the design! Good idea.