Tools/ue_build_demo_map.py

@@ -693,23 +693,12 @@ def build():
     # Same source: the vehicle's own downward trace in game reports the road under it at
     # Z 366, and the model is grounded in Blender (wheel bottoms at Z 0), so the panels sit
     # at 367 - one centimetre of clearance rather than a visible gap.
-    # Measured after settling: the ground under the car is Z 366 on every collision channel,
-    # and the model is grounded on its wheels in Blender, so the panels sit at 367. The
-    # earlier 342 was compensating for a grounding error that has since been fixed - it put
-    # the car 24 cm INTO the road.
-    vehicle_origin = unreal.Vector(-12950.0, -900.0, 367.0)
+    # 342, not the surface Z the pawn's trace reports (366): with the model grounded on its
+    # wheels the render still showed a ~25 cm gap at that height, so the visible road mesh
+    # and the traced surface disagree here. The number is empirical and says so.
+    vehicle_origin = unreal.Vector(-12950.0, -900.0, 342.0)
     vehicle_rotation = unreal.Rotator(pitch=0.0, yaw=0.0, roll=0.0)
 
-    # The physics pawn: Chaos needs it even while the visible car is a set of plain
-    # panels, because that is the component that owns the wheels and the movement.
-    vehicle_class = unreal.load_class(None, "/Script/GigLine.GigLineVehicle")
-    if vehicle_class:
-        pawn = spawn(vehicle_class, vehicle_origin, "Demo_Vehicle_Sedan")
-        log(f"staged: Demo_Vehicle_Sedan ({'ok' if pawn else 'FAILED'})")
-    else:
-        log("staged: Demo_Vehicle_Sedan skipped - class not found")
-
-
     panel_systems = (
         "SM_Vehicle_Body",
         "SM_Vehicle_Trim",

Tools/visual_targets.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/hollywood/el-capitan-facade-day-wikimedia-2009-10-27.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "The whole south block from the north sidewalk: the neoclassical hero facade between its neighbouring buildings, both sidewalks and the road in the foreground, daylight"
+      "expect": "A daytime street view from the north sidewalk: a light-coloured neoclassical facade with columns across the road, a red car and a walking person on the pavement, road in the foreground"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-street-level",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/hollywood/el-capitan-theatre-blade-sign-day-wikimedia-2008-10.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "Street level from the north side: the hero colonnade with the adjacent frontage buildings either side, shopfronts at pavement level, daylight"
+      "expect": "Street level looking along the road: a colonnade of columns with a light facade above, pavement and road visible, daylight, no floating geometry"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-crossing",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/hollywood/walk-of-fame-terrazzo-ovation-day-cc0-2019-06-20.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "The designated mid-block crossing: continental zebra bars on the asphalt, the south frontage and hero colonnade behind, daylight"
+      "expect": "A road surface with white crossing markings, a light-coloured building frontage behind, daylight"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-north-buildings",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/north-chinese/01-grauman-s-chinese-theatre-by-carol-highsmith.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "The two north-side buildings (TCL Chinese Theatre, Madame Tussaud's) seen from across Hollywood Boulevard, full height in frame, daylight"
+      "expect": "Tall light-grey building masses along the street on both sides, seen from road level, daylight, no missing faces or floating parts"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-retail-frontage",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/retail-neighbours/01-lee-drug-and-neighbor.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "The retail run beside the hero from across the street: 6800 Lee Drug's bronze cornice, mural row and stepped parapet next to 6806-6820's pilasters and window storey, daylight"
+      "expect": "A row of light shopfront facades with dark openings at street level, seen from across the road, daylight"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-third-person",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/hollywood/el-capitan-facade-day-wikimedia-2009-10-27.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "Third-person view of the player body standing on the north sidewalk, full figure visible from behind, the hero facade across the street, daylight"
+      "expect": "A third-person view of a clothed human character standing on a pavement, seen from behind, a large building facade across the road"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-third-person-front",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/hollywood/el-capitan-facade-day-wikimedia-2009-10-27.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "Front view of the player body from the road: both arms hanging at the sides, hands down by the hips, face and chest visible, hero facade behind the camera"
+      "expect": "A clothed human character standing on a pavement seen from the front, dark navy top and dark trousers, light building behind, daylight"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-third-person-walk",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/reference/hollywood/el-capitan-facade-day-wikimedia-2009-10-27.jpg"
       ],
-      "expect": "The player body mid-stride in profile: legs apart, arms counter-swinging, walking along the sidewalk"
+      "expect": "A clothed human character walking along a pavement, legs apart in mid-stride, seen from the side, daylight"
     },
     {
       "name": "demo-vehicle",
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       "references": [
         "Art/blender/vehicle/hatch-reference.png"
       ],
-      "expect": "The hot hatch from Art/blender/vehicle/hot hatch.blend: dark body, glazing, four wheels, resting on the road surface"
+      "expect": "A red compact hatchback car parked on a pavement beside a person, with dark windows, four dark wheels and a dark bumper, daytime"
     }
   ]
 }