N-soliton solutions and localized wave interaction solutions of a (3 + 1)-dimensional potential-Yu–Toda–Sasa–Fukuyamaf equation

[Formula: see text]-soliton solutions are derived for a (3 + 1)-dimensional potential-Yu–Toda–Sasa–Fukuyama (YTSF) equation by using bilinear transformation. Some local waves such as period soliton, line soliton, lump soliton and their interaction are constructed by selecting specific parameters on the multi-soliton solutions. By selecting special constraints on the two soliton solutions, period and lump soliton solution can be obtained; three solitons can reduce to the interaction solution between period soliton and line soliton or lump soliton and line soliton under special parameters; the interaction solution among period soliton and two line solitons, or the interaction solution for two period solitons or two lump solitons via taking specific constraints from four soliton solutions. Finally, some images of the results are drawn, and their dynamic behavior is analyzed.