Ase export multiple objects, only the 2nd has animations
This might not be much help but ASE is an ancient file format. I doubt anything has been done to it since 3D Studio Max 1.0.
Any chance to use a different format?
PS: I just tried to set up a scene like you describe (with two animated boxes) and export to ASE, and this is what I get:
*3DSMAX_ASCIIEXPORT 200
*COMMENT "AsciiExport Version 2.00 - Sun May 25 11:39:53 2025"
*SCENE {
*SCENE_FILENAME ""
*SCENE_FIRSTFRAME 0
*SCENE_LASTFRAME 100
*SCENE_FRAMESPEED 30
*SCENE_TICKSPERFRAME 160
*SCENE_BACKGROUND_STATIC 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
*SCENE_AMBIENT_STATIC 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
}
*MATERIAL_LIST {
*MATERIAL_COUNT 0
}
*GEOMOBJECT {
*NODE_NAME "Box001"
*NODE_TM {
*NODE_NAME "Box001"
*INHERIT_POS 0 0 0
*INHERIT_ROT 0 0 0
*INHERIT_SCL 0 0 0
*TM_ROW0 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000
*TM_ROW1 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000
*TM_ROW2 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000
*TM_ROW3 -30.3431 49.0504 0.0000
*TM_POS -30.3431 49.0504 0.0000
*TM_ROTAXIS 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
*TM_ROTANGLE 0.0000
*TM_SCALE 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
*TM_SCALEAXIS 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
*TM_SCALEAXISANG 0.0000
}
*MESH {
*TIMEVALUE 0
*MESH_NUMVERTEX 8
*MESH_NUMFACES 12
*MESH_VERTEX_LIST {
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*MESH_VERTEX 3 -18.5341 62.8053 0.0000
*MESH_VERTEX 4 -42.1521 35.2955 42.2362
*MESH_VERTEX 5 -18.5341 35.2955 42.2362
*MESH_VERTEX 6 -42.1521 62.8053 42.2362
*MESH_VERTEX 7 -18.5341 62.8053 42.2362
}
*MESH_FACE_LIST {
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*MESH_FACE 1: A: 3 B: 1 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 2 *MESH_MTLID 1
*MESH_FACE 2: A: 4 B: 5 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 3: A: 7 B: 6 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 4: A: 0 B: 1 C: 5 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 5: A: 5 B: 4 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 6: A: 1 B: 3 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 7: A: 7 B: 5 C: 1 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 8: A: 3 B: 2 C: 6 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 9: A: 6 B: 7 C: 3 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 10: A: 2 B: 0 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
*MESH_FACE 11: A: 4 B: 6 C: 2 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
}
}
*PROP_MOTIONBLUR 0
*PROP_CASTSHADOW 1
*PROP_RECVSHADOW 1
*TM_ANIMATION {
*NODE_NAME "Box001"
*CONTROL_POS_TRACK {
*CONTROL_POS_SAMPLE 0 -30.3431 49.0504 0.0000
*CONTROL_POS_SAMPLE 800 -14.8068 67.1665 0.0000
}
*CONTROL_ROT_TRACK {
*CONTROL_ROT_SAMPLE 800 0.7055 -0.1379 0.6952 0.6894
}
*CONTROL_SCALE_TRACK {
*CONTROL_SCALE_SAMPLE 0 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
*CONTROL_SCALE_SAMPLE 800 1.6289 1.6289 1.6289 -0.2411 -0.0892 -0.9664 0.6930
}
}
*WIREFRAME_COLOR 0.4706 0.4314 0.0863
*MESH_ANIMATION {
*MESH {
*TIMEVALUE 0
*MESH_NUMVERTEX 8
*MESH_NUMFACES 12
*MESH_VERTEX_LIST {
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*MESH_VERTEX 2 -42.1521 62.8053 0.0000
*MESH_VERTEX 3 -18.5341 62.8053 0.0000
*MESH_VERTEX 4 -42.1521 35.2955 42.2362
*MESH_VERTEX 5 -18.5341 35.2955 42.2362
*MESH_VERTEX 6 -42.1521 62.8053 42.2362
*MESH_VERTEX 7 -18.5341 62.8053 42.2362
}
*MESH_FACE_LIST {
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*MESH_FACE 1: A: 3 B: 1 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 2 *MESH_MTLID 1
*MESH_FACE 2: A: 4 B: 5 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 3: A: 7 B: 6 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 4: A: 0 B: 1 C: 5 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 5: A: 5 B: 4 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 6: A: 1 B: 3 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 7: A: 7 B: 5 C: 1 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 8: A: 3 B: 2 C: 6 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 9: A: 6 B: 7 C: 3 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 10: A: 2 B: 0 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
*MESH_FACE 11: A: 4 B: 6 C: 2 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
}
}
*MESH {
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*MESH_NUMVERTEX 8
*MESH_NUMFACES 12
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}
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*MESH_FACE 2: A: 4 B: 5 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 3: A: 7 B: 6 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 4: A: 0 B: 1 C: 5 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 5: A: 5 B: 4 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 6: A: 1 B: 3 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 7: A: 7 B: 5 C: 1 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 8: A: 3 B: 2 C: 6 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 9: A: 6 B: 7 C: 3 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 10: A: 2 B: 0 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
*MESH_FACE 11: A: 4 B: 6 C: 2 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
}
}
}
}
*GEOMOBJECT {
*NODE_NAME "Box002"
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*NODE_NAME "Box002"
*INHERIT_POS 0 0 0
*INHERIT_ROT 0 0 0
*INHERIT_SCL 0 0 0
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*TM_ROW2 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000
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*TM_SCALEAXISANG 0.0000
}
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*MESH_NUMFACES 12
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}
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*MESH_FACE 1: A: 3 B: 1 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 2 *MESH_MTLID 1
*MESH_FACE 2: A: 4 B: 5 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 3: A: 7 B: 6 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 4: A: 0 B: 1 C: 5 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
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*MESH_FACE 6: A: 1 B: 3 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 7: A: 7 B: 5 C: 1 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 8: A: 3 B: 2 C: 6 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 9: A: 6 B: 7 C: 3 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 10: A: 2 B: 0 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
*MESH_FACE 11: A: 4 B: 6 C: 2 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
}
}
*PROP_MOTIONBLUR 0
*PROP_CASTSHADOW 1
*PROP_RECVSHADOW 1
*TM_ANIMATION {
*NODE_NAME "Box002"
*CONTROL_POS_TRACK {
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}
*CONTROL_ROT_TRACK {
*CONTROL_ROT_SAMPLE 800 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.7056
}
*CONTROL_SCALE_TRACK {
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*CONTROL_SCALE_SAMPLE 800 1.0000 0.8149 0.8149 -0.0000 -0.0000 -1.0000 0.7056
}
}
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*MESH_ANIMATION {
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*MESH_NUMVERTEX 8
*MESH_NUMFACES 12
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}
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*MESH_FACE 1: A: 3 B: 1 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 2 *MESH_MTLID 1
*MESH_FACE 2: A: 4 B: 5 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 3: A: 7 B: 6 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 4: A: 0 B: 1 C: 5 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 5: A: 5 B: 4 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 6: A: 1 B: 3 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 7: A: 7 B: 5 C: 1 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 8: A: 3 B: 2 C: 6 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 9: A: 6 B: 7 C: 3 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 10: A: 2 B: 0 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
*MESH_FACE 11: A: 4 B: 6 C: 2 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
}
}
*MESH {
*TIMEVALUE 320
*MESH_NUMVERTEX 8
*MESH_NUMFACES 12
*MESH_VERTEX_LIST {
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*MESH_VERTEX 2 2.8295 -43.7393 0.0000
*MESH_VERTEX 3 25.1369 -59.2261 0.0000
*MESH_VERTEX 4 -9.7395 -55.7624 85.3801
*MESH_VERTEX 5 12.5679 -71.2492 32.7649
*MESH_VERTEX 6 2.8295 -43.7393 32.7649
*MESH_VERTEX 7 25.1369 -59.2261 32.7649
}
*MESH_FACE_LIST {
*MESH_FACE 0: A: 0 B: 2 C: 3 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 2 *MESH_MTLID 1
*MESH_FACE 1: A: 3 B: 1 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 2 *MESH_MTLID 1
*MESH_FACE 2: A: 4 B: 5 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 3: A: 7 B: 6 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 3 *MESH_MTLID 0
*MESH_FACE 4: A: 0 B: 1 C: 5 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 5: A: 5 B: 4 C: 0 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 4 *MESH_MTLID 4
*MESH_FACE 6: A: 1 B: 3 C: 7 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 7: A: 7 B: 5 C: 1 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 5 *MESH_MTLID 3
*MESH_FACE 8: A: 3 B: 2 C: 6 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 9: A: 6 B: 7 C: 3 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 6 *MESH_MTLID 5
*MESH_FACE 10: A: 2 B: 0 C: 4 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
*MESH_FACE 11: A: 4 B: 6 C: 2 AB: 1 BC: 1 CA: 0 *MESH_SMOOTHING 7 *MESH_MTLID 2
}
}
}
}
looks ok to me?
(except that for rotations there seems to be only a single key frame - there is only one CONTROL_ROT_SAMPLE for t=800, none for t=0)
Martin B 
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