Actually workaround for me is to use the jar version, import the furniture and then you can use it in the bundled version.

Sorry, that is the 6.5.2 version, not 6.5.2a

<r>Same for CentOS 8.<br/>

<CODE><s>[code]</s>$ /opt/SweetHome3D/SweetHome3D-Java3D-1_5_2
Java 3D: implicit antialiasing enabled
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# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
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# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x00007fc37e3c0ee9, pid=121542, tid=0x00007fc35a3be700
#
# JRE version: Java ...

Can you please confirm whether the issue is "freezing" or "crashing"?
I am experiencing the latter without freezing on CentOS8.

<t>I am actually in the same boat on CentOS 8 with Java 11.0.9.1.<br/>
Bug 1015/the linked issue seems to be different as the system is freezing on import. On my system and as far as I understand, on this post SweetHome3D is crashing.<br/>
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# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (25.202 ...