# Referencing groups

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/referencing-groups/7860>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 3, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/referencing-groups/7860 "2020-06-03T04:39:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peerke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/peerke/32/6384_2.png) [@Peerke](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peerke)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/referencing-groups/7860/1 "2020-06-03T04:39:26Z")

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is there a way to template/reference a group?  
by that i mean to lock an entire body or sketches as to not accidentally move/edit them but still have them in the workspace.  
ideally i would have an object in space completely visible but locked, or i would love an option to also only display border edges while the faces are hidden.

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/referencing-groups/7860/2 "2020-06-03T12:45:52Z")

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Hi Peerke! Thanks for the feedback.  
Currently you can only lock sketches in the app - select the lines of the sketch and then tap on the lock icon.  
Also there is no dedicated feature to display edges while faces are hidden. A workaround can be to reduce the body’s fill color opacity from the Color tool window.