SimMechanics model explorer works smooth but crashes after 10s every time. Any ideas?

I have recently started to use SimMechanics with the plan to show the functionalities of clockwork movements to my students. When I run a simulation and the model explorer subsequently starts up, it is possible to see the physical 3D-model running properly. However, after about 10 seconds a MATLAB system error occurs every time and MATLAB needs to close. This even happens for an new quasi-empty SimMechanics model.

As you can see I am running MATLAB on Mac (most recent OS version 10.11.1 El Capitan) with the most recent version of Java and MATLAB.

Any ideas what to try next? It is a pity I cannot use SimMechanics at all that way.

MATLAB system error text:

MATLAB crash <file:/Users/kevininderbitzin/matlab_crash_dump.746-1>:

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Segmentation violation detected at Sat Oct 24 10:05:11 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Configuration: Crash Decoding : Disabled Crash Mode : continue (default) Current Graphics Driver: Unknown hardware Current Visual : Quartz Default Encoding : ISO-8859-1 Host Name : Kevins-MacBook-Pro.local MATLAB Architecture : maci64 MATLAB Root : /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app MATLAB Version : 8.6.0.267246 (R2015b) OpenGL : hardware Operating System : Darwin 15.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Sat Sep 19 15:53:46 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.10.11~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64 Processor ID : x86 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel Virtual Machine : Java 1.7.0_75-b13 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode Window System : Quartz

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination: Segmentation violation

Register State (from fault): RAX = 0000000000000019 RBX = 0000000155c056e6 RCX = 0000700000ca9db0 RDX = 00007fff836850dc RSP = 00007fff91e1a7de RBP = 0000700000ca9dd0 RSI = 0000000000000020 RDI = 00007fc417b8fc38

   R8 = 00007fc417b8fc38   R9 = 0000700000ca9e98
  R10 = 0000700000ca9e00  R11 = 00007fff91e1d225
  R12 = 00007fc417b8fc38  R13 = 00007fc3ff71cf30
  R14 = 00007fc417b8fc38  R15 = 0000700000caa060

RIP = 0000700000ca9f10  RFL = 0000000155b079c5

   CS = 0000700000ca9e30   FS = 00007fff836850dc   GS = 00007fc41a675990

Stack Trace (from fault): [ 0] 0x000000010ca52a34 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwfl.dylib+00027188 ZN2fl4diag15stacktrace_base7captureERKNS0_14thread_contextEm+00000052 [ 1] 0x000000010ca5635a /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwfl.dylib+00041818 _ZN2fl4test17terminate_handledEv+00000746 [ 2] 0x000000010ca55e08 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwfl.dylib+00040456 _ZN2fl4diag13terminate_logEPKcPK17_darwin_ucontext+00000152 [ 3] 0x000000010f015316 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00336662 Z32mnRunPathDependentInitializationv+00002806 [ 4] 0x000000010f0155a9 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00337321 _Z32mnRunPathDependentInitializationv+00003465 [ 5] 0x000000010f0138ca /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00329930 mnFatalSignalHandler+00000282 [ 6] 0x00007fff8e4d552a /usr/lib/system/libsystem_platform.dylib+00009514 _sigtramp+00000026 [ 7] 0x000000010a9c5d2f /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libicuuc.54.dylib+00081199 ucnv_io_getConverterName_54+00000095 [ 8] 0x0000000155b079c5 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulation_data_repository.dylib+00231877 _ZN3sdi13ObjectManager17ObjectManagerImpl21initObjectManagerImplERKNSt3_112basic_stringIcNS2_11char_traitsIcEENS2_9allocatorIcEEEESA_+00000261 [ 9] 0x0000000155ae1dcf /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulation_data_repository.dylib+00077263 ZN3sdi11SDIInstance22helperGetObjectManagerERKNSt3_112basic_stringIcNS1_11char_traitsIcEENS1_9allocatorIcEEEES9_b+00000783 [ 10] 0x0000000155ae1999 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulation_data_repository.dylib+00076185 ZN3sdi11SDIInstance16getObjectManagerERKNSt3_112basic_stringIcNS1_11char_traitsIcEENS1_9allocatorIcEEEES9_+00000201 [ 11] 0x0000000155b95501 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulation_data_repository.dylib+00812289 ZNK3sdi24SDIRepositoryConstructor6invokeEPKN4mcos9COSClientERiPNS1_8COSValueEiPKS6+00000401 [ 12] 0x00000001171346be /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00661182 ZN24OpaqueMethodCallMetaData15callConstructorEPN4mcos13COSMethodInfoEPNS0_8COSValueEPKNS0_9COSClientE+00000318 [ 13] 0x0000000117134e18 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00663064 _ZN24OpaqueMethodCallMetaData11callCMethodEPN4mcos13COSMethodInfoEPP11mxArray_tagPKNS0_9COSClientE+00000312 [ 14] 0x00000001171377e4 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00673764 _ZN24OpaqueMethodCallMetaData23callMethodOrConstructorEP11mxArray_tagbiPS1_iPPKS0_bPKN4mcos9COSClientEPS9_PPNS6_13COSMethodInfoEb+00000500 [ 15] 0x000000011713804a /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00675914 _ZN20OpaqueMethodMetaData23callMethodOrConstructorEP11mxArray_tagbiPS1_iPPKS0_bPKN4mcos9COSClientEPS9_PPNS6_13COSMethodInfoEb+00000394 [ 16] 0x00000001171351bd /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00663997 _Z17omCallConstructorPN4mcos9COSClassIEPKNS_9COSClientEiPP11mxArray_tagiPPKS5+00000189 [ 17] 0x00000001171357a9 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00665513 Z25omCallTopLevelConstructorPN4mcos9COSClassIEPKNS_9COSClientEiPP11mxArray_tagiPPKS5+00000025 [ 18] 0x0000000117137118 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00672024 Z43omConstructObjectWithClientAndOutputsHelperN4mcos9COSNameIDEiPP11mxArray_tagiPPKS1_PKNS_9COSClientE+00000712 [ 19] 0x00000001171374a7 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+00672935 _Z37omConstructObjectWithClientAndOutputsN4mcos9COSNameIDEiPP11mxArray_tagiPPKS1_PKNS_9COSClientE+00000039 [ 20] 0x00000001171c3d3e /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+01248574 _Z28omConstructObjectWithOutputsP11mxArray_tagiPS0_iPPKS+00000110 [ 21] 0x00000001172528ce /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+01833166 ZN22Mfh_opaque_constructor11dispatch_mfEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000206 [ 22] 0x000000010f0a9126 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00016678 ZN13Mfh_MATLAB_fn11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000502 [ 23] 0x0000000117250dbc /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcos_impl.dylib+01826236 ZN10Mfh_opaque11dispatch_fhEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000028 [ 24] 0x0000000112465787 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08943495 ZNK9MathWorks3lxe21UnboundFunctionHandle26invokeAfterPossibleRefreshEmPP11mxArray_tagmPKPKS2+00000151 [ 25] 0x00000001124586d9 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08890073 ZNK9MathWorks3lxe32ClassScopedUnboundFunctionHandle6invokeEmPP11mxArray_tagmPKPKS2+00000121 [ 26] 0x000000011246597a /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08943994 ZNK9MathWorks3lxe21UnboundFunctionHandle6invokeEmPNS0_6xvalueEmPKS2+00000186 [ 27] 0x000000011246b92c /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08968492 ZN9MathWorks3lxe20call_global_functionERNS0_14ILxeDispatcherEPKcPKNS0_29DispatcherFunctionHandleTokenEmPNS0_6xvalueEmPKS8+00000156 [ 28] 0x00000001122aba48 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+07133768 ZN9MathWorks3lxe17LxeDispatcherImpl14apply_dispatchEPKcPKNS0_29DispatcherFunctionHandleTokenEmPNS0_6xvalueEmPKS7+00000184 [ 29] 0x00000001124181c6 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08626630 ZN9MathWorks3lxe14apply_dispatchEPvNS_2ts4TypeEPKvS1_S1+00000454 [ 30] 0x00000001123ce4c5 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08324293 ZN9MathWorks3lxe38cpp_primitive_template_fn_with_contextIXadL_ZNS0_14apply_dispatchEPvNS_2ts4TypeEPKvS2_S2_EEEEbS2_S4_S6_S2_S2+00000021 [ 31] 0x0000000111fc270b /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+04081419 callPrimitiveWrapper+00000299 [ 32] 0x0000000111faa4ef /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+03982575 ZN9MathWorks3lxe15ExecutionDriver9ThreadRunEv+00000639 [ 33] 0x0000000111fbb150 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+04051280 _ZN9MathWorks3lxe12IrEngineImpl5ApplyERKN2ir6IrTreeEPvS6+00000352 [ 34] 0x00000001121a7a93 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+06068883 ZN9MathWorks3lxe17IrEngineDecorator5ApplyERKN2ir6IrTreeEPvS6+00000211 [ 35] 0x00000001122a236a /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+07095146 ZN9MathWorks3lxe27FileBasedMatlabCodeFunction25DispatchFunctionWithReuseEiPP11mxArray_tagiS4+00000490 [ 36] 0x000000010f102b53 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00383827 ZN8Mfh_file16dispatch_fh_implEMS_FviPP11mxArray_tagiS2_EiS2_iS2+00000819 [ 37] 0x000000010f102d83 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_dispatcher.dylib+00384387 ZN8Mfh_file22dispatch_fh_with_reuseEiPP11mxArray_tagiS2+00000035 [ 38] 0x0000000112465787 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08943495 ZNK9MathWorks3lxe21UnboundFunctionHandle26invokeAfterPossibleRefreshEmPP11mxArray_tagmPKPKS2+00000151 [ 39] 0x0000000112465873 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+08943731 ZNK9MathWorks3lxe21UnboundFunctionHandle6invokeEmPP11mxArray_tagmPKPKS2+00000019 [ 40] 0x0000000112169eaa /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+05815978 ZN9MathWorks3lxe9Evaluator5FevalEiPP11mxArray_tagiPKPKS2_PKc+00000090 [ 41] 0x00000001121e8004 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwm_lxe.dylib+06332420 _ZN9MathWorks3lxe9LxeBridge7CallFcnEiPP11mxArray_tagiS4_PKc+00000020 [ 42] 0x000000013baae945 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsl_services.dylib+00235845 _ZN14CMatlabCommand7executeEb11mxErrorMode+00000101 [ 43] 0x000000013baaed42 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsl_services.dylib+00236866 _Z17slsvFEVAL_NoThrowiPP11mxArray_tagiS1_PKcbPNSt3_110unique_ptrIS_15TMxArrayDeleterEE+00000082 [ 44] 0x000000014d07defb /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulink.dylib+10051323 Z20InspectLoggedSignalsP8SLRootBDN5boost13intrusive_ptrI11mxArray_tagEEb+00000251 [ 45] 0x000000014d957bf1 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulink.dylib+19332081 _ZN5slsim35DefaultSimulationExecutionInterface12exitStepCoreERP18slsvDiagnosticImpl+00000625 [ 46] 0x000000014d95b845 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulink.dylib+19347525 _ZN5slsim35DefaultSimulationExecutionInterface8stopCoreERP18slsvDiagnosticImpl+00001493 [ 47] 0x000000014d95c6eb /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulink.dylib+19351275 _ZN5slsim35DefaultSimulationExecutionInterface20SimulationInUseGuardD2Ev+00000187 [ 48] 0x000000014d95703e /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulink.dylib+19329086 _ZN5slsim35DefaultSimulationExecutionInterface4stepERP18slsvDiagnosticImpl+00000798 [ 49] 0x000000014cebd616 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulink.dylib+08214038 _Z26sleModelExecutionInterfaceP8SLRootBD17slEngineCmdOptionP8ECStatus+00000278 [ 50] 0x000000014c70c7a3 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwsimulink.dylib+00149411 _Z38sluiWorkProcStepWithReturnErrorHandledPv17slEngineCmdOption+00000179 [ 51] 0x000000011322b9e9 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwuix.dylib+00014825 _Z19UIX_DoCallWorkProcsv+00000425 [ 52] 0x00000001132326c0 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwuix.dylib+00042688 _Z21UIX_NoDisplayModeCorebbibdbbb+00000288 [ 53] 0x00000001132332b1 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwuix.dylib+00045745 _Z21uixRegisterIOServicesv+00000241 [ 54] 0x0000000111b9d56b /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwbridge.dylib+00034155 _Z10ioReadLinebP7_sFILERKN5boost8optionalIKP15inWorkSpace_tagEEb+00001147 [ 55] 0x0000000111b9ddca /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwbridge.dylib+00036298 Z10ioReadLinebP7_sFILEbRb+00000058 [ 56] 0x0000000111ba555b /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwbridge.dylib+00066907 Z8mnParserv+00005179 [ 57] 0x0000000111ba38eb /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwbridge.dylib+00059627 _Z22mnGetCommandLineBufferb+00000155 [ 58] 0x0000000111ba42e5 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwbridge.dylib+00062181 _Z8mnParserv+00000453 [ 59] 0x000000010effef92 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00245650 _ZN11mcrInstance30mnParser_on_interpreter_threadEv+00000034 [ 60] 0x000000010efe42d1 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00135889 _ZN3mcr7runtime17InterpreterThread4Impl22TypedInvocationRequestIvE29doNotRethrowMxArrayExceptionsERKN5boost8functionIFvvEEE+00000033 [ 61] 0x000000010efe4d99 /Applications/MATLAB_R2015b.app/bin/maci64/libmwmcr.dylib+00138649 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/usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib+00004997 thread_start+00000013

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