# LS-DYNA can't read multiple d3plots

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-cant-read-multiple-d3plots/1704
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 20, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-cant-read-multiple-d3plots/1704 "2019-04-20T04:30:16Z")
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### Author: ![alpha754293](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@alpha754293](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/alpha754293)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-cant-read-multiple-d3plots/1704/1 "2019-04-20T04:30:16Z")

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I ran this SPH example in LS-DYNA ([https://www.dynaexamples.com/sph/intermediate-examples/wavestructure](https://www.dynaexamples.com/sph/intermediate-examples/wavestructure)) and it generated the d3plot_xx_ outputs.

I was able to read into Paraview the .k LS-DYNA keyword file and it created the associated .lsdyna XML file and was able to read the first d3plot file, but not any of the subsequent others.

I am able to post-process the run without issue using both LS-PrePost and also Hyperview.

I am interested in wanting to post-process this run in Paraview because I recently learned about Paraview via DualSPHysics and I want to be able to compare the results from the LS-DYNA run agains the results from DualSPHysics.

The specific error that I get is that when it tries to open d3plot01, Paraview says that it doesn’t recognize the data/format and wants me to select the appropriate reader.

And this is true regardless of whether I set the file type to LS-DYNA when I open the file or not.

I’ve also tried to rename all of the d3plot_xx_ files to d3plot_xx_.d3plot to see if that would help and it didn’t.

Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.