the same goes with physics engine and the results are pretty weird.
Animation applied onto the object - runs fine, as per my settings in 3DS MAX.
Animation does not reset the actual physic rotation, and starts from actual physic position, but the animation itself is acting strange.
both rotations are stored as quaternions, below - a list of animation frames and rotation quaternion dumped X,Y,Z,W
ANIMATION CHANGED TO RUNNINGFRAME: 1 PHYSICQ <0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000> ANIMQ<0.000007,0.000000,-0.000936,1.000000> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000007,0.000000,-0.000936,1.000000>FRAME: 2 PHYSICQ <0.000007,0.000000,-0.000936,1.000000> ANIMQ<0.000029,-0.000000,-0.003720,0.999993> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000037,0.000000,-0.004656,0.999989>FRAME: 3 PHYSICQ <0.000037,0.000000,-0.004656,0.999989> ANIMQ<0.000065,0.000000,-0.008312,0.999965> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000102,0.000000,-0.012968,0.999916>FRAME: 4 PHYSICQ <0.000102,0.000000,-0.012968,0.999916> ANIMQ<0.000115,-0.000000,-0.014677,0.999892> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000217,0.000000,-0.027642,0.999618>FRAME: 5 PHYSICQ <0.000217,0.000000,-0.027642,0.999618> ANIMQ<0.000179,-0.000000,-0.022774,0.999741> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000396,0.000000,-0.050400,0.998729>FRAME: 6 PHYSICQ <0.000396,0.000000,-0.050400,0.998729> ANIMQ<0.000256,-0.000000,-0.032565,0.999470> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000651,0.000000,-0.082897,0.996558>FRAME: 7 PHYSICQ <0.000651,0.000000,-0.082897,0.996558> ANIMQ<0.000346,-0.000000,-0.044011,0.999031> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000995,0.000000,-0.126676,0.991944>FRAME: 8 PHYSICQ <0.000995,0.000000,-0.126676,0.991944> ANIMQ<0.000448,-0.000000,-0.057069,0.998370> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.001438,0.000000,-0.183078,0.983097>FRAME: 9 PHYSICQ <0.001438,0.000000,-0.183078,0.983097> ANIMQ<0.000563,-0.000000,-0.071696,0.997426> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.001988,0.000000,-0.253092,0.967440>FRAME: 10 PHYSICQ <0.001988,0.000000,-0.253092,0.967440> ANIMQ<0.000690,-0.000000,-0.087848,0.996134> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.002647,0.000000,-0.337101,0.941465>FRAME: 11 PHYSICQ <0.002647,0.000000,-0.337101,0.941465> ANIMQ<0.000828,0.000000,-0.105477,0.994421> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.003412,0.000000,-0.434524,0.900654>FRAME: 12 PHYSICQ <0.003412,0.000000,-0.434524,0.900654> ANIMQ<0.000978,-0.000000,-0.124531,0.992215> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.004267,0.000000,-0.543301,0.839527>FRAME: 13 PHYSICQ <0.004267,0.000000,-0.543301,0.839527> ANIMQ<0.001138,0.000000,-0.144958,0.989437> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.005177,0.000000,-0.659258,0.751899>FRAME: 14 PHYSICQ <0.005177,0.000000,-0.659258,0.751899> ANIMQ<0.001309,-0.000000,-0.166698,0.986007> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.006089,0.000000,-0.775373,0.631475>FRAME: 15 PHYSICQ <0.006089,0.000000,-0.775373,0.631475> ANIMQ<0.001490,-0.000000,-0.189689,0.981843> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.006919,-0.000000,-0.881078,0.472920>FRAME: 16 PHYSICQ <-0.006919,0.000000,0.881078,-0.472920> ANIMQ<0.001680,-0.000000,-0.213867,0.976861> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.007554,0.000000,0.961833,-0.273532>FRAME: 17 PHYSICQ <-0.007554,0.000000,0.961833,-0.273532> ANIMQ<0.001878,-0.000000,-0.239159,0.970979> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.007848,0.000000,0.999337,-0.035549>FRAME: 18 PHYSICQ <-0.007848,0.000000,0.999337,-0.035549> ANIMQ<0.002085,-0.000000,-0.265489,0.964112> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.007641,0.000000,0.972911,0.231056>FRAME: 19 PHYSICQ <-0.007641,0.000000,0.972911,0.231056> ANIMQ<0.002299,0.000000,-0.292776,0.956178> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.006775,0.000000,0.862628,0.505793>FRAME: 20 PHYSICQ <-0.006775,0.000000,0.862628,0.505793> ANIMQ<0.002520,0.000000,-0.320934,0.947098> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.005141,0.000000,0.654668,0.755899>FRAME: 21 PHYSICQ <-0.005141,0.000000,0.654668,0.755899> ANIMQ<0.002748,-0.000000,-0.349870,0.936794> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.002739,0.000000,0.348823,0.937185>FRAME: 22 PHYSICQ <-0.002739,0.000000,0.348823,0.937185> ANIMQ<0.002980,-0.000000,-0.379488,0.925192> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.000259,0.000000,-0.032923,0.999458>FRAME: 23 PHYSICQ <0.000259,0.000000,-0.032923,0.999458> ANIMQ<0.003217,-0.000000,-0.409686,0.912221> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.003452,0.000000,-0.439496,0.898238>FRAME: 24 PHYSICQ <0.003452,0.000000,-0.439496,0.898238> ANIMQ<0.003458,0.000000,-0.440354,0.897817> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.006205,0.000000,-0.790130,0.612908>FRAME: 25 PHYSICQ <0.006205,0.000000,-0.790130,0.612908> ANIMQ<0.003702,-0.000000,-0.471382,0.881921> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.007741,0.000000,-0.985746,0.168060>FRAME: 26 PHYSICQ <-0.007741,-0.000000,0.985746,-0.168060> ANIMQ<0.003948,-0.000000,-0.502652,0.864480> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.007356,-0.000000,0.936634,0.350234>FRAME: 27 PHYSICQ <-0.007356,-0.000000,0.936634,0.350233> ANIMQ<0.004194,-0.000000,-0.534042,0.845447> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.004750,0.000000,0.604835,0.796337>FRAME: 28 PHYSICQ <-0.004750,0.000000,0.604835,0.796337> ANIMQ<0.004441,-0.000000,-0.565429,0.824785> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.000382,0.000000,0.048587,0.998819>FRAME: 29 PHYSICQ <-0.000382,0.000000,0.048587,0.998819> ANIMQ<0.004686,-0.000000,-0.596682,0.802464> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.004374,0.000000,-0.556988,0.830509>FRAME: 30 PHYSICQ <0.004374,0.000000,-0.556988,0.830509> ANIMQ<0.004929,-0.000000,-0.627672,0.778462> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.007499,0.000000,-0.954881,0.296893>FRAME: 31 PHYSICQ <-0.007499,-0.000000,0.954881,-0.296892> ANIMQ<0.005170,-0.000000,-0.658265,0.752769> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.007180,0.000000,0.914239,0.405112>FRAME: 32 PHYSICQ <-0.007180,0.000000,0.914239,0.405112> ANIMQ<0.005406,-0.000000,-0.688327,0.725380> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.003018,0.000000,0.384321,0.923195>FRAME: 33 PHYSICQ <-0.003018,0.000000,0.384321,0.923195> ANIMQ<0.005637,-0.000000,-0.717724,0.696305> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.003102,0.000000,-0.394994,0.918678>FRAME: 34 PHYSICQ <0.003102,0.000000,-0.394994,0.918678> ANIMQ<0.005861,-0.000000,-0.746320,0.665562> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.007449,0.000000,-0.948521,0.316627>FRAME: 35 PHYSICQ <-0.007449,-0.000000,0.948521,-0.316627> ANIMQ<0.006078,-0.000000,-0.773982,0.633178> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.006641,-0.000000,0.845647,0.533702>FRAME: 36 PHYSICQ <-0.006641,0.000000,0.845647,0.533702> ANIMQ<0.006287,-0.000000,-0.800579,0.599194> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.000624,0.000000,0.079436,0.996840>FRAME: 37 PHYSICQ <-0.000624,0.000000,0.079436,0.996840> ANIMQ<0.006487,-0.000000,-0.825984,0.563657> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.006115,0.000000,-0.778599,0.627492>FRAME: 38 PHYSICQ <0.006115,0.000000,-0.778599,0.627492> ANIMQ<0.006676,-0.000000,-0.850069,0.526628> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.007409,0.000000,-0.943444,-0.331449>FRAME: 39 PHYSICQ <-0.007409,-0.000000,0.943444,0.331449> ANIMQ<0.006854,-0.000000,-0.872718,0.488177> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.001345,0.000000,0.171307,0.985217>FRAME: 40 PHYSICQ <-0.001345,0.000000,0.171307,0.985217> ANIMQ<0.007019,-0.000000,-0.893814,0.448383> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.006312,0.000000,-0.803789,0.594881>FRAME: 41 PHYSICQ <0.006312,0.000000,-0.803789,0.594881> ANIMQ<0.007172,-0.000000,-0.913250,0.407335> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.006838,-0.000000,-0.870687,-0.491790>FRAME: 42 PHYSICQ <-0.006838,0.000000,0.870687,0.491790> ANIMQ<0.007311,-0.000000,-0.930927,0.365132> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.001099,0.000000,-0.139906,0.990164>FRAME: 43 PHYSICQ <0.001099,0.000000,-0.139906,0.990164> ANIMQ<0.007435,-0.000000,-0.946752,0.321878> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.007716,0.000000,-0.982472,0.186248>FRAME: 44 PHYSICQ <-0.007716,-0.000000,0.982473,-0.186248> ANIMQ<0.007544,-0.000000,-0.960642,0.277688> MULTIPLIEDQ<-0.003548,0.000000,0.451738,0.892144>FRAME: 45 PHYSICQ <-0.003548,0.000000,0.451738,0.892144> ANIMQ<0.007638,-0.000000,-0.972523,0.232682> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.005988,0.000000,-0.762519,0.646938>FRAME: 46 PHYSICQ <0.005988,0.000000,-0.762519,0.646938> ANIMQ<0.007715,-0.000000,-0.982332,0.186986> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.006111,-0.000000,-0.778089,-0.628125>FRAME: 47 PHYSICQ <-0.006111,0.000000,0.778089,0.628125> ANIMQ<0.007775,-0.000000,-0.990017,0.140733> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.004024,0.000000,-0.512351,0.858767>FRAME: 48 PHYSICQ <0.004024,0.000000,-0.512351,0.858767> ANIMQ<0.007818,-0.000000,-0.995536,0.094058> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.007093,-0.000000,-0.903124,-0.429321>FRAME: 49 PHYSICQ <-0.007093,0.000000,0.903124,0.429321> ANIMQ<0.007844,-0.000000,-0.998859,0.047100> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.003034,0.000000,-0.386294,0.922371>FRAME: 50 PHYSICQ <0.003034,0.000000,-0.386294,0.922371> ANIMQ<0.007853,-0.000000,-0.999969,0.000000> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.007243,-0.000000,-0.922342,-0.386306>FRAME: 51 PHYSICQ <-0.007243,0.000000,0.922342,0.386306> ANIMQ<0.007844,-0.000000,-0.998859,-0.047100> MULTIPLIEDQ<0.003372,0.000000,-0.429307,0.903152>FRAME: 52 PHYSICQ <0.003372,0.000000,-0.429308,0.903152> ANIMQ<0.007818,-0.000000,-0.995536,-0.094058> 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Sorry for a long dump, but maybe the multiplication can be the issue here?