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Revit Based HydraCAD (Ribbon/Toolbar/Location)

Button: Tag Pipes Error Type: Command Failure for External Command

Description:

Revit could not complete the external command... The 3D view ownerDBViewId is not locked


Solutions:

Cause:

Attempting to put pipe tags (or any other annotation on an unlocked 3d view).

Revit will only allow annotations on 3d views that will not be orbited after the annotations have been applied.
If it didn't, then the model and the annotations wouldn’t line up.
Solution:

Lock the 3d view and rename it using the Save Orientation and Lock 3D View tool at the bottom of the drafting area:


After the view is locked, then retry the Tag Pipes command
Updated: April 28, 2025, 12:41 p.m. Created: April 28, 2025, 12:41 p.m.