Unity GameObject velocity and animation issue

Question

I'm pretty new to Unity so please bear with me.

What I want to do:

I want my simple game object to have a linear speed on Z axis (white path on the screenshot) and perform a simple animation while this object is moving

So I have attached rigidbody to my green game object and attach a script to it and get the required component and set velocity to 10f.

myRigidBody = GetComponent<Rigidbody> ();
myRigidBody.velocity = new Vector3 (0,0,10f);

This works and the object starts moving when I hit "play" in Unity editor.

The problem:

If "Animator" component on this game object is checked, the player won't move (but it will perform animation). When I uncheck this component the game object will start to move.

In the animation itself, I'm changing the position of game object (Y axis - jump), and rotation (will flip).

The question:

Why my game object won't move (even that I've given it a linear velocity), when the animator component is checked (in action)?

I want this game object to be moving and on click perform an animation.

This is basically it. Any help highly appreciated.

EDIT: Animation values:

Did you checked if animation does not overrides rigidbody's properties? — Mateusz
Please see my edit. Any chance there Is something wrong with values? — rootpanthera
So you're changing it's position in animation. That's why rigidbody cannot "push" your object. — Mateusz
Yes because I want to "jump". Or am I approaching this the wrong way? — rootpanthera
If you want to just "jump" then do not change X and Z values in the animation. You should change only the Y value. — Mateusz

Ḟḹáḿíṅḡ Ⱬỏḿƀíé Ḟḹáḿíṅḡ Ⱬỏḿƀíé · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-12T14:29:23

You can overcome the fact that Unity overrides the Rigidbody when an Animator is attached by creating a new empty GameObject and making it the parent of the existing (animating) GameObject.

I found this information on the Unity forum.

Unity GameObject velocity and animation issue

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