# LS Dyna - D3plot crash
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [December 13, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372 "2025-12-13T16:17:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Stride47](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Stride47)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/1 "2025-12-13T16:17:55Z")
Hello everyone,
I came across an issue similar to this thread :
> [@Paraview crashes when importing LS-Dyna d3plot files](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-crashes-when-importing-ls-dyna-d3plot-files/10947):
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> I am trying to import LS-Dyna d3plot files, but Paraview keeps on crashing when I click apply. I have tried the following versions without any luck: ParaView-5.9.1-Windows-Python3.8-msvc2017-64bit.exe ParaView-5.10.1-Windows-Python3.9-msvc2017-AMD64.exe ParaView-5.11.0-Windows-Python3.9-msvc2017-AMD64.msi I even tried reducing the file sizes, and I also updated my NVIDIA graphics driver. I am working on a very decent Dell Precision 7560 laptop with 64 GB RAM, and Windows 10 Pro. I have an NV…
There was no solution identified so I post my own issue.
I try to open d3plot from ls dyna. However Paraview crashes when I click on apply. I precised I successfully opened d3plot before but the simulation was different. Indeed, similarly to the thread I linked above, the model convert eroded brick elements into discrete elements. I suspect the rendering of discrete elements might be the issue (as my previous successful uploadings have eroding elements but no discrete element conversion so that’s the only difference I can see). I tried deselecting the part where the discrete elements are created into before applying on Paraview but the result is the same, crash.
Has anyone came across the same issue and found a work around ? If not would it be possible to update the read d3plot routine to solve this issue ?
Thank you.
Bastien
Remark 1: I tried with paraview 5.13.1, paraview 5.11 and paraview 5.9 with the same outcome.
Remark 2: If it can help I can share the d3plot.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/2 "2025-12-15T09:06:25Z")
Please share your data
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### Author:  [@Stride47](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Stride47)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/3 "2025-12-16T18:55:49Z")
Hello, I can’t upload my files no matter how much I reduce them. I come across an error while uploading. Is there an upper limit in the file I can post ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/4 "2025-12-17T08:35:38Z")
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### Author:  [@Stride47](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Stride47)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/5 "2025-12-17T17:06:18Z")
No problem. Can you provide me a mail adress where I can send? Thank you
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/6 "2025-12-17T17:23:30Z")
[mathieu.westphal@kitware.com](mailto:mathieu.westphal@kitware.com)
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### Author:  [@Stride47](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Stride47)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/7 "2025-12-17T19:42:43Z")
I just sent the model, (D3plot file + 1 timestep where discrete elements are produced only to limit the amount of data). However it should be enough to reproduce the issue.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/8 "2025-12-18T08:27:30Z")
I confirm the crash with ParaView 6.0.1 and master:
```auto
Thread 1 "paraview" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007fffd5c3fabb in vtkLSDynaPartCollection::LSDynaPartStorage::RegisterCell (this=0x5555595fffa0, partType=@0x7fffffff9e90: 4, matId=@0x7fffffff9e10: 1082934339, npts=@0x7fffffff9e80: 8)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/LSDyna/vtkLSDynaPartCollection.cxx:148
148 PartInfo newInfo(this->Parts[matId], partType, matId, 0, npts);
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007fffd5c3fabb in vtkLSDynaPartCollection::LSDynaPartStorage::RegisterCell (this=0x5555595fffa0, partType=@0x7fffffff9e90: 4, matId=@0x7fffffff9e10: 1082934339, npts=@0x7fffffff9e80: 8)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/LSDyna/vtkLSDynaPartCollection.cxx:148
#1 0x00007fffd5c3e910 in vtkLSDynaPartCollection::RegisterCellIndexToPart (this=0x55555d3f26c0, partType=@0x7fffffff9e90: 4, matId=@0x7fffffff9eb8: 1082934340, npts=@0x7fffffff9e80: 8)
at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/LSDyna/vtkLSDynaPartCollection.cxx:539
#2 0x00007fffd5c2f3c9 in vtkLSDynaReader::ReadBlockCellSizes (this=0x55555b26e8b0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/LSDyna/vtkLSDynaReader.cxx:3639
#3 0x00007fffd5c208d4 in vtkLSDynaReader::FillPartSizes (this=0x55555b26e8b0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/LSDyna/vtkLSDynaReader.cxx:3657
#4 0x00007fffd5c1ae55 in vtkLSDynaReader::ReadPartSizes (this=0x55555b26e8b0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/LSDyna/vtkLSDynaReader.cxx:3700
#5 0x00007fffd5c650cd in vtkPLSDynaReader::ReadTopology (this=0x55555b26e8b0) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/ParallelLSDyna/vtkPLSDynaReader.cxx:148
#6 0x00007fffd5c1a02b in vtkLSDynaReader::RequestData (this=0x55555b26e8b0, oinfo=0x55555bbd2830) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/LSDyna/vtkLSDynaReader.cxx:3475
#7 0x00007fffd5c64f92 in vtkPLSDynaReader::RequestData (this=0x55555b26e8b0, request=0x55555d3f07b0, inputVector=0x0, outputVector=0x55555bbd2830) at /home/glow/dev/paraview/pv1/src/VTK/IO/ParallelLSDyna/vtkPLSDynaReader.cxx:124
```
Please open an issue: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues)
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### Author:  [@David\_Ortley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/David_Ortley)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ls-dyna-d3plot-crash/17372/9 "2026-02-06T17:05:41Z")
I’ve been having problems with d3plot files for years but since I can’t share any of the datasets from the group producing these files, I’ve not been able to put in a ticket or give much feedback.
I’ll be very curious to see if solving the current issue solves my problems as well. Is there an ETA for [LS Dyna D3plot crash (#23179)](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/23179)?