# LSDynaReader Fails on ALE D3PLOT Files
**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/lsdynareader-fails-on-ale-d3plot-files/12808
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 29, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/lsdynareader-fails-on-ale-d3plot-files/12808 "2023-11-29T17:38:24Z")
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### Author:  [@anonymous-beaver](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/anonymous-beaver)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/lsdynareader-fails-on-ale-d3plot-files/12808/1 "2023-11-29T17:38:24Z")
Hello all,
I am trying to load LS-DYNA D3PLOT files from Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) and Structured Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (S-ALE) simulations into VTK data structures. However, it seems that the LSDynaReader often fails on the D3PLOT files output from these simulations. As an example, a recent simulation produced the initial D3PLOT file (named exactly `d3plot`) and a series of D3PLOT files afterwards (following naming convention `d3plotXX`). The initial `d3plot` can be loaded, but trying to load any of the `d3plotXX` files results in the following error:
Any guidance would be much appreciated. Thank you!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/lsdynareader-fails-on-ale-d3plot-files/12808/2 "2023-11-30T08:03:19Z")
please share such data
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### Author:  [@anonymous-beaver](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/anonymous-beaver)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/lsdynareader-fails-on-ale-d3plot-files/12808/3 "2023-11-30T17:44:27Z")
It seems that I cannot upload files, as I am a new user. I was able to replicate the behavior with the [Quadrature C](https://lsdyna.ansys.com/quadrature-c) example from the LS-DYNA website, which runs in a few seconds. The main `d3plot` file can be loaded fine (and in ParaView seems to support playback), but the individual `d3plotXX` files cannot be loaded. It seems that LS-PrePost cannot load the individual `d3plotXX` files either.
Perhaps this is a case of user error, as the `d3plotXX` files may only be valid as a series (and not in isolation)?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/lsdynareader-fails-on-ale-d3plot-files/12808/4 "2023-12-01T08:05:34Z")
> [@anonymous-beaver](#):
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> It seems that I cannot upload files, as I am a new user.
Now you can 🙂