Merge branch 'main' into Atom/dmcdiar/ATOM-15555

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/PythonAssetBuilder/AssetBuilder_test.py

@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ class TestPythonAssetProcessing(object):
         unexpected_lines = []
         expected_lines = [
             'Mock asset exists',
-            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_positive_1.azmodel) found',
-            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_negative_1.azmodel) found',
-            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_positive_1.azmodel) found',
-            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_negative_1.azmodel) found',
-            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_positive_1.azmodel) found',
-            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_negative_1.azmodel) found',
-            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_center_1.azmodel) found'
+            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_positive.azmodel) found',
+            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_negative.azmodel) found',
+            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_positive.azmodel) found',
+            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_negative.azmodel) found',
+            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_positive.azmodel) found',
+            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_negative.azmodel) found',
+            'Expected subId for asset (gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_center.azmodel) found'
         ]
         timeout = 180
         halt_on_unexpected = False

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/PythonAssetBuilder/AssetBuilder_test_case.py

@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ def test_azmodel_product(generatedModelAssetPath, expectedSubId):
     assetId = azlmbr.asset.AssetCatalogRequestBus(azlmbr.bus.Broadcast, 'GetAssetIdByPath', generatedModelAssetPath, azModelAssetType, False)
     assetIdString = assetId.to_string()
     if (assetIdString.endswith(':' + expectedSubId) is False):
-        raise_and_stop(f'Asset has unexpected asset ID ({assetIdString}) for ({generatedModelAssetPath})!')
+        raise_and_stop(f'Asset at path {generatedModelAssetPath} has unexpected asset ID ({assetIdString}) for ({generatedModelAssetPath}), expected {expectedSubId}!')
     else:
         print(f'Expected subId for asset ({generatedModelAssetPath}) found')
 
-test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_positive_1.azmodel', '10315ae0')
-test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_negative_1.azmodel', '10661093')
-test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_positive_1.azmodel', '10af8810')
-test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_negative_1.azmodel', '10f8c263')
-test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_positive_1.azmodel', '100ac47f')
-test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_negative_1.azmodel', '105d8e0c')
-test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_center_1.azmodel', '1002d464')
+test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_positive.azmodel', '1024be55')
+test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_z_negative.azmodel', '1052c94e')
+test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_positive.azmodel', '10130556')
+test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_y_negative.azmodel', '1065724d')
+test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_positive.azmodel', '10d16e68')
+test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_x_negative.azmodel', '10a71973')
+test_azmodel_product('gem/pythontests/pythonassetbuilder/geom_group_fbx_cube_100cm_center.azmodel', '10412075')
 
 azlmbr.editor.EditorToolsApplicationRequestBus(azlmbr.bus.Broadcast, 'ExitNoPrompt')

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/dyn_veg/EditorScripts/SurfaceMaskFilter_BasicSurfaceTagCreation.py

@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ class TestSurfaceMaskFilter_BasicSurfaceTagCreation(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="TestSurfaceMaskFilter_BasicSurfaceTagCreation", args=["level"])
         
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        Verifies basic surface tag value equality
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Surface tags of the same name are equal, and different names aren't.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Open level
+         2) Create 2 new surface tags of identical names and verify they resolve as equal.
+         3) Create another new tag of a different name and verify they resolve as different.
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         self.log("SurfaceTag test started")
         
         # Create a level

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/dyn_veg/EditorScripts/VegetationInstances_DespawnWhenOutOfRange.py

@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ class TestVegetationInstances_DespawnWhenOutOfRange(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix='VegetationInstances_DespawnWhenOutOfRange', args=['level'])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        Verifies that vegetation instances properly spawn/despawn based on camera range.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Vegetation instances despawn when out of camera range.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Create a simple vegetation area, and set the view position near the spawner. Verify instances plant.
+         3) Move the view position away from the spawner. Verify instances despawn.
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         # Create a new level
         self.test_success = self.create_level(

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/gradient_signal/EditorScripts/GradientGenerators_Incompatibilities.py

@@ -28,8 +28,21 @@ class TestGradientGeneratorIncompatibilities(EditorTestHelper):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         Summary:
-        Verify that Entities are not active when a Gradient Generator and incompatible component are both present
-        on the same Entity.
+        This test verifies that components are disabled when conflicting components are present on the same entity.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Gradient Generator components are incompatible with Vegetation area components.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Create a new entity in the level
+         3) Add each Gradient Generator component to an entity, and add a Vegetation Area component to the same entity
+         4) Verify that components are only enabled when entity is free of a conflicting component
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
 
         :return: None
         """

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/gradient_signal/EditorScripts/GradientModifiers_Incompatibilities.py

@@ -28,8 +28,21 @@ class TestGradientModifiersIncompatibilities(EditorTestHelper):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         Summary:
-        Verify that Entities are not active when a Gradient Modifier and incompatible component are both present
-        on the same Entity.
+        This test verifies that components are disabled when conflicting components are present on the same entity.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Gradient Modifier components are incompatible with Vegetation area components.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Create a new entity in the level
+         3) Add each Gradient Modifier component to an entity, and add a Vegetation Area component to the same entity
+         4) Verify that components are only enabled when entity is free of a conflicting component
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
 
         :return: None
         """

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/gradient_signal/EditorScripts/GradientPreviewSettings_ClearingPinnedEntitySetsPreviewToOrigin.py

@@ -9,19 +9,6 @@ remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BAS
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 """
 
-"""
-The below cases are combined in this script
-C2676829
-C3961326
-C3980659
-C3980664
-C3980669
-C3416548
-C2676823
-C3961321
-C2676826
-"""
-
 import os
 import sys
 

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/gradient_signal/EditorScripts/GradientPreviewSettings_DefaultPinnedEntityIsSelf.py

@@ -44,7 +44,21 @@ class TestGradientPreviewSettings(EditorTestHelper):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         Summary:
-        Verify if the current entity is set to the pin preview to shape entity by default for several components.
+        This test verifies default values for the pinned entity for Gradient Preview settings.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Pinned entity is self for all gradient generator/modifiers.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Create a new entity in the level
+         3) Add each Gradient Generator component to an entity, and verify the Pin Preview to Shape property is set to
+         self
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
 
         :return: None
         """

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/gradient_signal/EditorScripts/GradientSurfaceTagEmitter_ComponentDependencies.py

@@ -31,11 +31,21 @@ class TestGradientSurfaceTagEmitterDependencies(EditorTestHelper):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         Summary:
-        Component has a dependency on a Gradient component
+        This test verifies that the Gradient Surface Tag Emitter component is dependent on a gradient component.
 
         Expected Result:
-        Component is disabled until a Gradient Generator, Modifier or Gradient Reference component
-        (and any sub-dependencies) is added to the entity.
+        Gradient Surface Tag Emitter component is disabled until a Gradient Generator, Modifier or Gradient Reference
+        component (and any sub-dependencies) is added to the entity.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Open level
+         2) Create a new entity with a Gradient Surface Tag Emitter component
+         3) Verify the component is disabled until a dependent component is also added to the entity
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
 
         :return: None
         """

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/gradient_signal/EditorScripts/GradientTransform_RequiresShape.py

@@ -28,8 +28,20 @@ class TestGradientTransformRequiresShape(EditorTestHelper):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         Summary:
-        Verify that Gradient Transform Modifier component requires a
-        Shape component before the Entity can become active.
+        This test verifies that the Gradient Transform Modifier component is dependent on a shape component.
+
+        Expected Result:
+        Gradient Transform Modifier component is disabled until a shape component is added to the entity.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Open level
+         2) Create a new entity with a Gradient Transform Modifier component
+         3) Verify the component is disabled until a shape component is also added to the entity
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
 
         :return: None
         """

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/gradient_signal/EditorScripts/ImageGradient_RequiresShape.py

@@ -28,8 +28,20 @@ class TestImageGradientRequiresShape(EditorTestHelper):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         Summary:
-        Verify that Image Gradient component requires a
-        Shape component before the Entity can become active.
+        This test verifies that the Image Gradient component is dependent on a shape component.
+
+        Expected Result:
+        Gradient Transform Modifier component is disabled until a shape component is added to the entity.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Open level
+         2) Create a new entity with a Image Gradient component
+         3) Verify the component is disabled until a shape component is also added to the entity
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
 
         :return: None
         """

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/AreaNodes_DependentComponentsAdded.py

@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ class TestAreaNodeComponentDependency(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="AreaNodeComponentDependency", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas nodes can be added to a graph, and correctly create entities with
+        proper dependent components.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        All expected component dependencies are met when adding an area node to a graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the area nodes to the graph area, and ensure the proper dependent components are added
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/AreaNodes_EntityCreatedOnNodeAdd.py

@@ -33,7 +33,25 @@ class TestGradientNodeEntityCreate(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="AreaNodeEntityCreate", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas nodes can be added to a graph, and correctly create entities.
 
+        Expected Behavior:
+        New entities are created when dragging area nodes to graph area.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the area nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId
             newEntityId = parameters[0]

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/AreaNodes_EntityRemovedOnNodeDelete.py

@@ -34,7 +34,26 @@ class TestAreaNodeEntityDelete(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="AreaNodeEntityDelete", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas node deletion properly cleans up entities in the Editor.
 
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Entities are removed when area nodes are deleted from a graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the area nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+         4) Delete the nodes, and ensure the newly created entities are removed
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global createdEntityId
             createdEntityId = parameters[0]

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/ComponentUpdates_UpdateGraph.py

@@ -9,24 +9,6 @@ remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BAS
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 """
 
-
-"""
-C22602072 - Graph is updated when underlying components are added/removed
-
-1. Open Level.
-2. Find LandscapeCanvas named entity.
-3. Ensure Vegetation Distribution Component is present on the BushSpawner entity.
-4. Open graph and ensure Distribution Filter wrapped node is present.
-5. Delete the Vegetation Distribution Filter component from the BushSpawner entity via Entity Inspector.
-6. Ensure the Vegetation Distribution Filter component was deleted from the BushSpawner entity and node is no longer 
-present in the graph.
-7. Add Vegetation Altitude Filter to the BushSpawner entity through Entity Inspector.
-8. Ensure Altitude Filter was added to the BushSpawner node in the open graph.
-9. Add a new entity with unique name as a child of the Landscape Canvas entity.
-10. Add a Box Shape component to the new child entity.
-11. Ensure Box Shape node is present on the open graph.
-"""
-
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -50,6 +32,36 @@ class TestComponentUpdatesUpdateGraph(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="ComponentUpdatesUpdateGraph", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas graphs update properly when components are added/removed outside of
+        Landscape Canvas.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Graphs properly reflect component changes made to entities outside of Landscape Canvas.
+
+        Test Steps:
+            1. Open Level
+            2. Find LandscapeCanvas named entity
+            3. Ensure Vegetation Distribution Component is present on the BushSpawner entity
+            4. Open graph and ensure Distribution Filter wrapped node is present
+            5. Delete the Vegetation Distribution Filter component from the BushSpawner entity via Entity Inspector
+            6. Ensure the Vegetation Distribution Filter component was deleted from the BushSpawner entity and node is
+            no longer present in the graph
+            7. Add Vegetation Altitude Filter to the BushSpawner entity through Entity Inspector
+            8. Ensure Altitude Filter was added to the BushSpawner node in the open graph
+            9. Add a new entity with unique name as a child of the Landscape Canvas entity
+            10. Add a Box Shape component to the new child entity
+            11. Ensure Box Shape node is present on the open graph
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
+
         # Create a new empty level and instantiate LC_BushFlowerBlender.slice
         self.test_success = self.create_level(
             self.args["level"],

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/CreateNewGraph.py

@@ -37,6 +37,25 @@ class TestCreateNewGraph(EditorTestHelper):
         print("New root entity created")
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that new graphs can be created in Landscape Canvas.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        New graphs can be created, and proper entity is created to hold graph data with a Landscape Canvas component.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Ensures the root entity created contains a Landscape Canvas component
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         self.test_success = self.create_level(
             self.args["level"],
             heightmap_resolution=128,

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/Edit_DisabledNodeDuplication.py

@@ -33,7 +33,25 @@ class TestDisabledNodeDuplication(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="DisabledNodeDuplication", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies Editor stability after duplicating disabled Landscape Canvas nodes.
 
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Editor remains stable and free of crashes.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Create several new nodes, disable the nodes via disabling/deleting components, and duplicate the nodes
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId
             newEntityId = parameters[0]

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/Edit_UndoNodeDelete_SliceEntity.py

@@ -9,17 +9,6 @@ remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BAS
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 """
 
-
-"""
-C30813586 - Editor remains stable after Undoing deletion of a node on a slice entity
-
-1. Open level with instantiated slice.
-2. Open the graph.
-3. Find the BushSpawner's Vegetation Layer Spawner node.
-4. Delete the node.
-5. Undo to restore the node.
-"""
-
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -44,7 +33,26 @@ class TestUndoNodeDeleteSlice(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="UndoNodeDeleteSlice", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies Editor stability after undoing the deletion of nodes on a slice entity.
 
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Editor remains stable and free of crashes.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Instantiate a slice with a Landscape Canvas setup
+         3) Find a specific node on the graph, and delete it
+         4) Restore the node with Undo
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         # Create a new empty level and instantiate LC_BushFlowerBlender.slice
         self.test_success = self.create_level(
             self.args["level"],

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GradientMixer_NodeConstruction.py

@@ -34,6 +34,27 @@ class TestGradientMixerNodeConstruction(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GradientMixerNodeConstruction", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies a Gradient Mixer vegetation setup can be constructed through Landscape Canvas.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Entities contain all required components and component references after creating nodes and setting connections
+        on a Landscape Canvas graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Add all necessary nodes to the graph and set connections to form a Gradient Mixer setup
+         4) Verify all components and component references were properly set during graph construction
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GradientModifierNodes_EntityCreatedOnNodeAdd.py

@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ class TestGradientModifierNodeEntityCreate(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GradientModifierNodeEntityCreate", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas nodes can be added to a graph, and correctly create entities.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        New entities are created when dragging Gradient Modifier nodes to graph area.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the Gradient Modifier nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GradientModifierNodes_EntityRemovedOnNodeDelete.py

@@ -34,7 +34,26 @@ class TestGradientModifierNodeEntityDelete(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GradientModifierNodeEntityDelete", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas node deletion properly cleans up entities in the Editor.
 
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Entities are removed when Gradient Modifier nodes are deleted from a graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the Gradient Modifier nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+         4) Delete the nodes, and ensure the newly created entities are removed
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global createdEntityId
             createdEntityId = parameters[0]

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GradientNodes_DependentComponentsAdded.py

@@ -33,6 +33,27 @@ class TestGradientNodeComponentDependency(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GradientNodeComponentDependency", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas nodes can be added to a graph, and correctly create entities with
+        proper dependent components.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        All expected component dependencies are met when adding a Gradient Modifier node to a graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the Gradient Modifier nodes to the graph area, and ensure the proper dependent components are
+         added
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GradientNodes_EntityCreatedOnNodeAdd.py

@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ class TestGradientNodeEntityCreate(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GradientNodeEntityCreate", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas nodes can be added to a graph, and correctly create entities.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        New entities are created when dragging Gradient nodes to graph area.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the Gradient nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GradientNodes_EntityRemovedOnNodeDelete.py

@@ -34,6 +34,26 @@ class TestGradientNodeEntityDelete(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GradientNodeEntityDelete", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas node deletion properly cleans up entities in the Editor.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Entities are removed when Gradient nodes are deleted from a graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the Gradient nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+         4) Delete the nodes, and ensure the newly created entities are removed
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global createdEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GraphClosed_OnEntityDelete.py

@@ -31,6 +31,26 @@ class TestGraphClosedOnEntityDelete(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GraphClosedOnEntityDelete", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that Landscape Canvas graphs are auto-closed when the corresponding entity is deleted.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        When a Landscape Canvas root entity is deleted, the corresponding graph automatically closes.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Delete the automatically created entity
+         4) Verify the open graph is closed
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newRootEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GraphClosed_OnLevelChange.py

@@ -29,7 +29,26 @@ class TestGraphClosedOnLevelChange(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GraphClosedOnLevelChange", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that Landscape Canvas graphs are auto-closed when the currently open level changes.
 
+        Expected Behavior:
+        When a new level is loaded in the Editor, open Landscape Canvas graphs are automatically closed.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Open a different level
+         4) Verify the open graph is closed
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         # Create a new empty level
         self.test_success = self.create_level(
             self.args["level"],

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GraphClosed_TabbedGraph.py

@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@ class TestGraphClosedTabbedGraph(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GraphClosedTabbedGraph", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that Landscape Canvas tabbed graphs can be independently closed.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Closing a tabbed graph only closes the appropriate graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create several new graphs
+         3) Close one of the open graphs
+         4) Ensure the graph properly closed, and other open graphs remain open
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         # Create a new empty level
         self.test_success = self.create_level(

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/GraphUpdates_UpdateComponents.py

@@ -9,21 +9,6 @@ remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BAS
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 """
 
-
-"""
-C22715182 - Components are updated when nodes are added/removed/updated
-
-1. Open Level.
-2. Open the graph on LC_BushFlowerBlender.slice
-3. Find the Rotation Modifier node on the BushSpawner entity
-4. Delete the Rotation Modifier node
-5. Ensure the Vegetation Rotation Modifier component is removed from the BushSpawner entity
-6. Delete the Vegetation Layer Spawner node from the graph
-7. Ensure BushSpawner entity is deleted
-8. Change connection from second Rotation Modifier node to a different Gradient
-9. Ensure Gradient reference on component is updated
-"""
-
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -50,6 +35,31 @@ class TestGraphUpdatesUpdateComponents(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="GraphUpdatesUpdateComponents", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that components are properly updated as nodes are added/removed/updated.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Landscape Canvas node CRUD properly updates component entities.
+
+        Test Steps:
+            1. Open Level.
+            2. Open the graph on LC_BushFlowerBlender.slice
+            3. Find the Rotation Modifier node on the BushSpawner entity
+            4. Delete the Rotation Modifier node
+            5. Ensure the Vegetation Rotation Modifier component is removed from the BushSpawner entity
+            6. Delete the Vegetation Layer Spawner node from the graph
+            7. Ensure BushSpawner entity is deleted
+            8. Change connection from second Rotation Modifier node to a different Gradient
+            9. Ensure Gradient reference on component is updated
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
         # Create a new empty level and instantiate LC_BushFlowerBlender.slice
         self.test_success = self.create_level(
             self.args["level"],

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/LandscapeCanvasComponent_AddedRemoved.py

@@ -30,6 +30,26 @@ class TestLandscapeCanvasComponentAddedRemoved(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="LandscapeCanvasComponentAddedRemoved", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas component can be added to/removed from an entity.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Closing a tabbed graph only closes the appropriate graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Create a new entity
+         3) Add a Landscape Canvas component to the entity
+         4) Remove the Landscape Canvas component from the entity
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         # Create a new empty level
         self.test_success = self.create_level(

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/LandscapeCanvas_SliceCreateInstantiate.py

@@ -30,12 +30,21 @@ class TestLandscapeCanvasSliceCreateInstantiate(EditorTestHelper):
     def run_test(self):
         """
         Summary:
-        C22602016 A slice containing the LandscapeCanvas component can be created/instantiated.
+        A slice containing the LandscapeCanvas component can be created/instantiated.
 
         Expected Result:
-        Slice is created and processed successfully and free of errors/warnings.
-        Another copy of the slice is instantiated.
+        Slice is created/processed/instantiated successfully and free of errors/warnings.
 
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Create a new entity with a Landscape Canvas component
+         3) Create a slice of the new entity
+         4) Instantiate a new copy of the slice
+
+         Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
         :return: None
         """
 

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/LayerBlender_NodeConstruction.py

@@ -34,6 +34,27 @@ class TestLayerBlenderNodeConstruction(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="LayerBlenderNodeConstruction", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies a Layer Blender vegetation setup can be constructed through Landscape Canvas.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Entities contain all required components and component references after creating nodes and setting connections
+        on a Landscape Canvas graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Add all necessary nodes to the graph and set connections to form a Layer Blender setup
+         4) Verify all components and component references were properly set during graph construction
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/LayerExtenderNodes_ComponentEntitySync.py

@@ -34,6 +34,25 @@ class TestLayerExtenderNodeComponentEntitySync(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="LayerExtenderNodeComponentEntitySync", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that all wrapped nodes can be successfully added to/removed from parent nodes.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        All wrapped extender nodes can be added to/removed from appropriate parent nodes.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Add Area Blender and Layer Spawner nodes to the graph, and add/remove each extender node to/from each
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/ShapeNodes_EntityCreatedOnNodeAdd.py

@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ class TestShapeNodeEntityCreate(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="ShapeNodeEntityCreate", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas nodes can be added to a graph, and correctly create entities.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        New entities are created when dragging shape nodes to graph area.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the shape nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
 
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global newEntityId

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/ShapeNodes_EntityRemovedOnNodeDelete.py

@@ -34,7 +34,27 @@ class TestShapeNodeEntityDelete(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="ShapeNodeEntityDelete", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
-        
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas node deletion properly cleans up entities in the Editor.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        Entities are removed when shape nodes are deleted from a graph.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Drag each of the shape nodes to the graph area, and ensure a new entity is created
+         4) Delete the nodes, and ensure the newly created entities are removed
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
+
         def onEntityCreated(parameters):
             global createdEntityId
             createdEntityId = parameters[0]

AutomatedTesting/Gem/PythonTests/largeworlds/landscape_canvas/EditorScripts/SlotConnections_UpdateComponentReferences.py

@@ -33,6 +33,27 @@ class TestSlotConnectionsUpdateComponents(EditorTestHelper):
         EditorTestHelper.__init__(self, log_prefix="SlotConnectionsUpdateComponents", args=["level"])
 
     def run_test(self):
+        """
+        Summary:
+        This test verifies that the Landscape Canvas slot connections properly update component references.
+
+        Expected Behavior:
+        A reference created through slot connections in Landscape Canvas is reflected in the Entity Inspector.
+
+        Test Steps:
+         1) Create a new level
+         2) Open Landscape Canvas and create a new graph
+         3) Several nodes are added to a graph, and connections are set between the nodes
+         4) Component references are verified via Entity Inspector
+
+        Note:
+        - This test file must be called from the Open 3D Engine Editor command terminal
+        - Any passed and failed tests are written to the Editor.log file.
+                Parsing the file or running a log_monitor are required to observe the test results.
+
+        :return: None
+        """
+
         # Retrieve the proper component TypeIds per component name
         componentNames = [
             'Random Noise Gradient',

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/Component/TransformBus.h

@@ -172,78 +172,10 @@ namespace AZ
 
         //! Rotation modifiers
         //! @{
-        //! @deprecated Use SetLocalRotation()
-        //! Sets the entity's rotation in the world.
-        //! The origin of the axes is the entity's position in world space.
-        //! @param eulerAnglesRadians A three-dimensional vector, containing Euler angles in radians, to rotate the entity by.
-        virtual void SetRotation([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Vector3& eulerAnglesRadians) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use SetLocalRotation()
-        //! Sets the entity's rotation around the world's X axis.
-        //! The origin of the axis is the entity's position in world space.
-        //! @param eulerAngleRadians The X coordinate Euler angle in radians to use for the entity's rotation.
-        virtual void SetRotationX([[maybe_unused]] float eulerAngleRadian) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use SetLocalRotation()
-        //! Sets the entity's rotation around the world's Y axis.
-        //! The origin of the axis is the entity's position in world space.
-        //! @param eulerAngleRadians The Y coordinate Euler angle in radians to use for the entity's rotation.
-        virtual void SetRotationY([[maybe_unused]] float eulerAngleRadian) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use SetLocalRotation()
-        //! Sets the entity's rotation around the world's Z axis.
-        //! The origin of the axis is the entity's position in world space.
-        //! @param eulerAngleRadians The Z coordinate Euler angle in radians to use for the entity's rotation.
-        virtual void SetRotationZ([[maybe_unused]] float eulerAngleRadian) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use SetLocalRotationQuaternion()
         //! Sets the entity's rotation in the world in quaternion notation.
         //! The origin of the axes is the entity's position in world space.
         //! @param quaternion A quaternion that represents the rotation to use for the entity.
-        virtual void SetRotationQuaternion([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use RotateAroundLocalX()
-        //! Rotates the entity around the world's X axis.
-        //! The origin of the axis is the entity's position in world space.
-        //! @param eulerAngleRadians The Euler angle in radians by which to rotate the entity around the X axis.
-        virtual void RotateByX([[maybe_unused]] float eulerAngleRadian) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use RotateAroundLocalY()
-        //! Rotates the entity around the world's Y axis.
-        //! The origin of the axis is the entity's position in world space.
-        //! @param eulerAngleRadians The Euler angle in radians by which to rotate the entity around the Y axis.
-        virtual void RotateByY([[maybe_unused]] float eulerAngleRadian) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use RotateAroundLocalZ()
-        //! Rotates the entity around the world's Z axis.
-        //! The origin of the axis is the entity's position in world space.
-        //! @param eulerAngleRadians The Euler angle in radians by which to rotate the entity around the Z axis.
-        virtual void RotateByZ([[maybe_unused]] float eulerAngleRadian) {}
-
-        //! @deprecated Use GetLocalRotation()
-        //! Gets the entity's rotation in the world in Euler angles rotation in radians.
-        //! @return A three-dimensional vector, containing Euler angles in radians, that represents the entity's rotation.
-        virtual AZ::Vector3 GetRotationEulerRadians() { return AZ::Vector3(FLT_MAX); }
-
-        //! @deprecated Use GetLocalRotationQuaternion()
-        //! Gets the entity's rotation in the world in quaternion format.
-        //! @return A quaternion that represents the entity's rotation in world space.
-        virtual AZ::Quaternion GetRotationQuaternion() { return AZ::Quaternion::CreateZero(); }
-
-        //! @deprecated Use GetLocalRotation()
-        //! Gets the entity's rotation around the world's X axis.
-        //! @return The Euler angle in radians by which the the entity is rotated around the X axis in world space.
-        virtual float GetRotationX() { return FLT_MAX; }
-
-        //! @deprecated Use GetLocalRotation()
-        //! Gets the entity's rotation around the world's Y axis.
-        //! @return The Euler angle in radians by which the the entity is rotated around the Y axis in world space.
-        virtual float GetRotationY() { return FLT_MAX; }
-
-        //! @deprecated Use GetLocalRotation()
-        //! Gets the entity's rotation around the world's Z axis.
-        //! @return The Euler angle in radians by which the the entity is rotated around the Z axis in world space.
-        virtual float GetRotationZ() { return FLT_MAX; }
+        virtual void SetWorldRotationQuaternion([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion) {}
 
         //! Get angles in radian for each principle axis around which the world transform is
         //! rotated in the order of z-axis and y-axis and then x-axis.

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/PlatformId/PlatformDefaults.cpp

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 return "Android";
             case AZ::IOS:
                 return "iOS";
-            case AZ::MAC:
+            case AZ::MAC_ID:
                 return "Mac";
             case AZ::PROVO:
                 return "Provo";
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace AZ
             case PlatformId::IOS:
                 platformCodes.emplace_back(PlatformCodeNameiOS);
                 break;
-            case PlatformId::MAC:
+            case PlatformId::MAC_ID:
                 platformCodes.emplace_back(PlatformCodeNameMac);
                 break;
             case PlatformId::PROVO:

Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/PlatformId/PlatformDefaults.h

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace AZ
             PC,
             ANDROID_ID,
             IOS,
-            MAC,
+            MAC_ID,
             PROVO,
             SALEM,
             JASPER,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace AZ
             Platform_PC = 1 << PlatformId::PC,
             Platform_ANDROID = 1 << PlatformId::ANDROID_ID,
             Platform_IOS = 1 << PlatformId::IOS,
-            Platform_MAC = 1 << PlatformId::MAC,
+            Platform_MAC = 1 << PlatformId::MAC_ID,
             Platform_PROVO = 1 << PlatformId::PROVO,
             Platform_SALEM = 1 << PlatformId::SALEM,
             Platform_JASPER = 1 << PlatformId::JASPER,

Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Mac/AzCore/PlatformId/PlatformId_Mac.h

@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 
 namespace AZ
 {
-    static const PlatformID g_currentPlatform = PlatformID::PLATFORM_APPLE_OSX;
+    static const PlatformID g_currentPlatform = PlatformID::PLATFORM_APPLE_MAC;
 }

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/Archive.cpp

@@ -2008,13 +2008,12 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         // if no bind root is specified, compute one:
         strBindRoot = !bindRoot.empty() ? bindRoot : szFullPath->ParentPath().Native();
 
-        // Check if archive file disk exist on disk or inside of pak.
-        bool bFileExists = IsFileExist(szFullPath->Native());
-
-        if (!bFileExists && (nFactoryFlags & ZipDir::CacheFactory::FLAGS_READ_ONLY))
+        // Check if archive file disk exist on disk.
+        const bool pakOnDisk = FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->Exists(szFullPath->c_str());
+        if (!pakOnDisk && (nFactoryFlags & ZipDir::CacheFactory::FLAGS_READ_ONLY))
         {
             // Archive file not found.
-            AZ_TracePrintf("Archive", "Cannot open Archive file %s\n", szFullPath->c_str());
+            AZ_TracePrintf("Archive", "Archive file %s does not exist\n", szFullPath->c_str());
             return nullptr;
         }
 
@@ -2492,8 +2491,6 @@ namespace AZ::IO
 
     void Archive::FindCompressionInfo(bool& found, AZ::IO::CompressionInfo& info, const AZStd::string_view filename)
     {
-        constexpr uint32_t s_compressionTag = static_cast<uint32_t>('Z') << 24 | static_cast<uint32_t>('C') << 16 | static_cast<uint32_t>('R') << 8 | static_cast<uint32_t>('Y');
-
         if (!found)
         {
             auto correctedFilename = AZ::IO::FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->ResolvePath(filename);
@@ -2519,7 +2516,6 @@ namespace AZ::IO
                 found = true;
 
                 info.m_archiveFilename.InitFromRelativePath(archive->GetFilePath());
-                info.m_compressionTag.m_code = s_compressionTag;
                 info.m_offset = pFileData->GetFileDataOffset();
                 info.m_compressedSize = entry->desc.lSizeCompressed;
                 info.m_uncompressedSize = entry->desc.lSizeUncompressed;
@@ -2539,9 +2535,8 @@ namespace AZ::IO
                     break;
                 }
 
-                info.m_decompressor = [&s_compressionTag]([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::IO::CompressionInfo& info, const void* compressed, size_t compressedSize, void* uncompressed, size_t uncompressedBufferSize)->bool
+                info.m_decompressor = []([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::IO::CompressionInfo& info, const void* compressed, size_t compressedSize, void* uncompressed, size_t uncompressedBufferSize)->bool
                 {
-                    AZ_Assert(info.m_compressionTag.m_code == s_compressionTag, "Provided compression info isn't supported by this decompressor.");
                     size_t nSizeUncompressed = uncompressedBufferSize;
                     return ZipDir::ZipRawUncompress(uncompressed, &nSizeUncompressed, compressed, compressedSize) == 0;
                 };

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/ArchiveFindData.cpp

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         , tWrite{ writeTime }
     {
     }
+
     ArchiveFileIterator::ArchiveFileIterator(FindData* findData, AZStd::string_view filename, const FileDesc& fileDesc)
         : m_findData{ findData }
         , m_filename{ filename }
@@ -108,13 +109,10 @@ namespace AZ::IO
             AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullPath(directory.c_str(), searchDirectory);
             AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullFileName(directory.c_str(), pattern);
         }
-
         AZ::IO::FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->FindFiles(searchDirectory.c_str(), pattern.c_str(), [&](const char* filePath) -> bool
         {
             AZ::IO::FileDesc fileDesc;
-
-            AZStd::string fullFilePath;
-            AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullFileName(filePath, fullFilePath);
+            AZStd::string filePathEntry{filePath};
 
             if (AZ::IO::FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->IsDirectory(filePath))
             {
@@ -135,9 +133,8 @@ namespace AZ::IO
                 fileDesc.tAccess = fileDesc.tWrite;
                 fileDesc.tCreate = fileDesc.tWrite;
             }
-            [[maybe_unused]] auto result = m_mapFiles.emplace(AZStd::move(fullFilePath), fileDesc);
-            AZ_Assert(result.second, "Failed to insert FindData entry for %s", fullFilePath.c_str());
-
+            [[maybe_unused]] auto result = m_mapFiles.emplace(AZStd::move(filePathEntry), fileDesc);
+            AZ_Assert(result.second, "Failed to insert FindData entry for filePath %s", filePath);
             return true;
         });
     }
@@ -273,7 +270,9 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         }
 
         auto pakFileIter = m_mapFiles.begin();
-        fileIterator.m_filename = pakFileIter->first;
+        AZStd::string fullFilePath;
+        AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullFileName(pakFileIter->first.c_str(), fullFilePath);
+        fileIterator.m_filename = AZStd::move(fullFilePath);
         fileIterator.m_fileDesc = pakFileIter->second;
         fileIterator.m_lastFetchValid = true;
 

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Components/ComponentAdapter.h

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 /*
-* All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
-* its licensors.
-*
-* For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
-* distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
-* or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
-* remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-*
-*/
+ * All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+ * its licensors.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+ * distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+ * or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+ * remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ */
 
 #pragma once
 
 #include <AzCore/Component/Component.h>
 #include <AzCore/RTTI/RTTI.h>
-#include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/EditContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/EditContextConstants.inl>
+#include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
 
 namespace AzFramework
 {
@@ -64,15 +64,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
         the EditContext. TController can friend itself to the editor component to make this work if required.
     */
         template<typename TController, typename TConfiguration = AZ::ComponentConfig>
-        class ComponentAdapter
-            : public AZ::Component
+        class ComponentAdapter : public AZ::Component
         {
         public:
-
             AZ_RTTI((ComponentAdapter, "{644A9187-4FDB-42C1-9D59-DD75304B551A}", TController, TConfiguration), AZ::Component);
 
             ComponentAdapter() = default;
-            ComponentAdapter(const TConfiguration& configuration);
+            explicit ComponentAdapter(const TConfiguration& configuration);
 
             static void GetProvidedServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services);
             static void GetIncompatibleServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services);
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
             void Deactivate() override;
 
         protected:
-
             static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context);
 
             // AZ::Component overrides ...

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Components/ComponentAdapter.inl

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /*
-* All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
-* its licensors.
-*
-* For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
-* distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
-* or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
-* remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-*
-*/
+ * All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+ * its licensors.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+ * distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+ * or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+ * remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ */
 
 #include <AzFramework/Components/ComponentAdapterHelpers.h>
 
@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@ namespace AzFramework
 
             if (auto serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context))
             {
+                // clang-format off
                 serializeContext->Class<ComponentAdapter, Component>()
                     ->Version(1)
                     ->Field("Controller", &ComponentAdapter::m_controller)
                     ;
+                // clang-format on
             }
         }
 
@@ -66,9 +68,6 @@ namespace AzFramework
             GetDependentServicesHelper<TController>(services, typename AZ::HasComponentDependentServices<TController>::type());
         }
 
-        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-        // AZ::Component interface implementation
-
         template<typename TController, typename TConfiguration>
         void ComponentAdapter<TController, TConfiguration>::Init()
         {
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         template<typename TController, typename TConfiguration>
         void ComponentAdapter<TController, TConfiguration>::Activate()
         {
-            m_controller.Activate(GetEntityId());
+            ComponentActivateHelper<TController>::Activate(m_controller, AZ::EntityComponentIdPair(GetEntityId(), GetId()));
         }
 
         template<typename TController, typename TConfiguration>

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Components/ComponentAdapterHelpers.h

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <AzCore/Component/Component.h>
+#include <AzCore/Component/EntityBus.h>
 
 namespace AzFramework
 {
@@ -27,18 +28,43 @@ namespace AzFramework
         template<typename T, typename = void>
         struct ComponentInitHelper
         {
-            static void Init(T& common)
+            static void Init([[maybe_unused]] T& controller)
             {
-                AZ_UNUSED(common);
             }
         };
 
         template<typename T>
         struct ComponentInitHelper<T, AZStd::void_t<decltype(AZStd::declval<T>().Init())>>
         {
-            static void Init(T& common)
+            static void Init(T& controller)
             {
-                common.Init();
+                controller.Init();
+            }
+        };
+
+        template<typename T, typename = void>
+        struct ComponentActivateHelper
+        {
+            static void Activate([[maybe_unused]] T& controller, [[maybe_unused]] const AZ::EntityComponentIdPair& entityComponentIdPair)
+            {
+            }
+        };
+
+        template<typename T>
+        struct ComponentActivateHelper<T, AZStd::void_t<decltype(AZStd::declval<T>().Activate(AZ::EntityId()))>>
+        {
+            static void Activate(T& controller, const AZ::EntityComponentIdPair& entityComponentIdPair)
+            {
+                controller.Activate(entityComponentIdPair.GetEntityId());
+            }
+        };
+
+        template<typename T>
+        struct ComponentActivateHelper<T, AZStd::void_t<decltype(AZStd::declval<T>().Activate(AZ::EntityComponentIdPair()))>>
+        {
+            static void Activate(T& controller, const AZ::EntityComponentIdPair& entityComponentIdPair)
+            {
+                controller.Activate(entityComponentIdPair);
             }
         };
 

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Components/TransformComponent.cpp

@@ -327,99 +327,13 @@ namespace AzFramework
         return localZ;
     }
 
-    void TransformComponent::SetRotation(const AZ::Vector3& eulerAnglesRadian)
+    void TransformComponent::SetWorldRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion)
     {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "SetRotation is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-
-        AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = m_worldTM;
-        newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::ConvertEulerRadiansToQuaternion(eulerAnglesRadian));
-        SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-    }
-
-    void TransformComponent::SetRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion)
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationQuaternion is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotationQuaternion");
-
         AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = m_worldTM;
         newWorldTransform.SetRotation(quaternion);
         SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
     }
 
-    void TransformComponent::SetRotationX(float eulerAngleRadian)
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationX is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-
-        AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = m_worldTM;
-        newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::Quaternion::CreateRotationX(eulerAngleRadian));
-        SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-    }
-
-    void TransformComponent::SetRotationY(float eulerAngleRadian)
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationY is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-
-        AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = m_worldTM;
-        newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::Quaternion::CreateRotationY(eulerAngleRadian));
-        SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-    }
-
-    void TransformComponent::SetRotationZ(float eulerAngleRadian)
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationZ is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-
-        AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = m_worldTM;
-        newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::Quaternion::CreateRotationZ(eulerAngleRadian));
-        SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-    }
-
-    void TransformComponent::RotateByX(float eulerAngleRadian)
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "RotateByX is deprecated, please use RotateAroundLocalX");
-        RotateAroundLocalX(eulerAngleRadian);
-    }
-
-    void TransformComponent::RotateByY(float eulerAngleRadian)
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "RotateByY is deprecated, please use RotateAroundLocalY");
-        RotateAroundLocalY(eulerAngleRadian);
-    }
-
-    void TransformComponent::RotateByZ(float eulerAngleRadian)
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "RotateByZ is deprecated, please use RotateAroundLocalZ");
-        RotateAroundLocalZ(eulerAngleRadian);
-    }
-
-    AZ::Vector3 TransformComponent::GetRotationEulerRadians()
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "GetRotationEulerRadians is deprecated, please use GetWorldRotation");
-        return m_worldTM.GetRotation().GetEulerRadians();
-    }
-
-    AZ::Quaternion TransformComponent::GetRotationQuaternion()
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "GetRotationQuaternion is deprecated, please use GetWorldRotationQuaternion");
-        return m_worldTM.GetRotation();
-    }
-
-    float TransformComponent::GetRotationX()
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "GetRotationX is deprecated, please use GetWorldRotation");
-        return GetRotationEulerRadians().GetX();
-    }
-
-    float TransformComponent::GetRotationY()
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "GetRotationY is deprecated, please use GetWorldRotation");
-        return GetRotationEulerRadians().GetY();
-    }
-
-    float TransformComponent::GetRotationZ()
-    {
-        AZ_Warning("TransformComponent", false, "GetRotationZ is deprecated, please use GetWorldRotation");
-        return GetRotationEulerRadians().GetZ();
-    }
-
     AZ::Vector3 TransformComponent::GetWorldRotation()
     {
         return m_worldTM.GetRotation().GetEulerRadians();
@@ -830,45 +744,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
                 ->Event("GetLocalX", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetLocalX)
                 ->Event("GetLocalY", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetLocalY)
                 ->Event("GetLocalZ", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetLocalZ)
-                ->Event("RotateByX", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::RotateByX)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("RotateByY", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::RotateByY)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("RotateByZ", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::RotateByZ)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("SetEulerRotation", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetRotation)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("SetRotationQuaternion", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetRotationQuaternion)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("SetRotationX", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetRotationX)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("SetRotationY", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetRotationY)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("SetRotationZ", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetRotationZ)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("GetEulerRotation", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetRotationEulerRadians)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("GetRotationQuaternion", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetRotationQuaternion)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("GetRotationX", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetRotationX)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                   ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("GetRotationY", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetRotationY)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
-                ->Event("GetRotationZ", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetRotationZ)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::Deprecated, true)
-                    ->Attribute(AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFrom, AZ::Script::Attributes::ExcludeFlags::All)
+                ->Event("SetWorldRotationQuaternion", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetWorldRotationQuaternion)
                 ->Event("GetWorldRotation", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetWorldRotation)
                 ->Event("GetWorldRotationQuaternion", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetWorldRotationQuaternion)
                 ->Event("SetLocalRotation", &AZ::TransformBus::Events::SetLocalRotation)

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Components/TransformComponent.h

@@ -112,22 +112,7 @@ namespace AzFramework
         float GetLocalZ() override;
 
         // Rotation modifiers
-        void SetRotation(const AZ::Vector3& eulerAnglesRadian) override;
-        void SetRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion) override;
-        void SetRotationX(float eulerAngleRadian) override;
-        void SetRotationY(float eulerAngleRadian) override;
-        void SetRotationZ(float eulerAngleRadian) override;
-
-        void RotateByX(float eulerAngleRadian) override;
-        void RotateByY(float eulerAngleRadian) override;
-        void RotateByZ(float eulerAngleRadian) override;
-
-        AZ::Vector3 GetRotationEulerRadians() override;
-        AZ::Quaternion GetRotationQuaternion() override;
-
-        float GetRotationX() override;
-        float GetRotationY() override;
-        float GetRotationZ() override;
+        void SetWorldRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion) override;
 
         AZ::Vector3 GetWorldRotation() override;
         AZ::Quaternion GetWorldRotationQuaternion() override;

Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Physics/Ragdoll.h

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Physics
 
         /// Is the ragdoll currently simulated?
         /// @result True in case the ragdoll is simulated, false if not.
-        virtual bool IsSimulated() = 0;
+        virtual bool IsSimulated() const = 0;
 
         /// Writes the state for all of the bodies in the ragdoll to the provided output.
         /// The caller owns the output state and can safely manipulate it without affecting the physics simulation.

Code/Framework/AzManipulatorTestFramework/Include/AzManipulatorTestFramework/ViewportInteraction.h

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace AzManipulatorTestFramework
         AZStd::optional<AZ::Vector3> ViewportScreenToWorld(const AzFramework::ScreenPoint& screenPosition, float depth) override;
         AZStd::optional<AzToolsFramework::ViewportInteraction::ProjectedViewportRay> ViewportScreenToWorldRay(
             const AzFramework::ScreenPoint& screenPosition) override;
+        float DeviceScalingFactor() override;
     private:
         // ViewportInteractionRequestBus ...
         bool GridSnappingEnabled();

Code/Framework/AzManipulatorTestFramework/Source/ViewportInteraction.cpp

@@ -127,4 +127,9 @@ namespace AzManipulatorTestFramework
     {
         return {};
     }
-} // namespace AzManipulatorTestFramework
+
+    float ViewportInteraction::DeviceScalingFactor()
+    {
+        return 1.0f;
+    }
+}// namespace AzManipulatorTestFramework

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Entity/PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface.h

@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         virtual void StartPlayInEditor() = 0;
         virtual void StopPlayInEditor() = 0;
 
-        virtual void CreateNewLevelPrefab(AZStd::string_view filename) = 0;
+        virtual void CreateNewLevelPrefab(AZStd::string_view filename, const AZStd::string& templateFilename) = 0;
     };
 }

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Entity/PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipService.cpp

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         return false;
     }
 
-    void PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipService::CreateNewLevelPrefab(AZStd::string_view filename)
+    void PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipService::CreateNewLevelPrefab(AZStd::string_view filename, const AZStd::string& templateFilename)
     {
         AZ::IO::Path relativePath = m_loaderInterface->GetRelativePathToProject(filename);
         AzToolsFramework::Prefab::TemplateId templateId = m_prefabSystemComponent->GetTemplateIdFromFilePath(relativePath);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         AZ::Data::AssetInfo assetInfo;
         bool sourceInfoFound = false;
         AzToolsFramework::AssetSystemRequestBus::BroadcastResult(
-            sourceInfoFound, &AzToolsFramework::AssetSystemRequestBus::Events::GetSourceInfoBySourcePath, DefaultLevelTemplateName,
+            sourceInfoFound, &AzToolsFramework::AssetSystemRequestBus::Events::GetSourceInfoBySourcePath, templateFilename.c_str(),
             assetInfo, watchFolder);
 
         if (sourceInfoFound)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             levelDefaultDom.CopyFrom(dom, levelDefaultDom.GetAllocator());
 
             Prefab::PrefabDomPath sourcePath("/Source");
-            sourcePath.Set(levelDefaultDom, assetInfo.m_relativePath.c_str());
+            sourcePath.Set(levelDefaultDom, relativePath.c_str());
 
             templateId = m_prefabSystemComponent->AddTemplate(relativePath, AZStd::move(levelDefaultDom));
         }

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Entity/PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipService.h

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         void StartPlayInEditor() override;
         void StopPlayInEditor() override;
 
-        void CreateNewLevelPrefab(AZStd::string_view filename) override;
+        void CreateNewLevelPrefab(AZStd::string_view filename, const AZStd::string& templateFilename) override;
 
     protected:
 
@@ -218,7 +218,5 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         Prefab::PrefabLoaderInterface* m_loaderInterface;
         AzFramework::EntityContextId m_entityContextId;
         AZ::SerializeContext m_serializeContext;
-
-        static inline constexpr const char* DefaultLevelTemplateName = "Prefabs/Default_Level.prefab";
     };
 }

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Entity/SliceEditorEntityOwnershipService.cpp

@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
                                     AZ::Quaternion oldEntityRotation;
                                     AZ::TransformBus::EventResult(oldEntityRotation, id, &AZ::TransformBus::Events::GetWorldRotationQuaternion);
-                                    transformComponent->SetRotationQuaternion(oldEntityRotation);
+                                    transformComponent->SetWorldRotationQuaternion(oldEntityRotation);
 
                                     // Ensure the existing hierarchy is maintained
                                     AZ::EntityId oldParentEntityId;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Manipulators/LineSegmentSelectionManipulator.cpp

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             rayProportion, lineSegmentProportion, worldClosestPositionRay, worldClosestPositionLineSegment);
 
         AZ::Transform worldFromLocalNormalized = worldFromLocal;
-        const AZ::Vector3 scale = worldFromLocalNormalized.ExtractScale() * nonUniformScale;
+        const AZ::Vector3 scale = worldFromLocalNormalized.ExtractUniformScale() * nonUniformScale;
         const AZ::Transform localFromWorldNormalized = worldFromLocalNormalized.GetInverse();
 
         return { (localFromWorldNormalized.TransformPoint(worldClosestPositionLineSegment)) / scale };

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Manipulators/LinearManipulator.cpp

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             ? CalculateSnappedOffset(localTransform.GetTranslation(), axis, gridSize * scaleRecip)
             : AZ::Vector3::CreateZero();
 
-        const AZ::Vector3 localScale = localTransform.GetScale();
+        const AZ::Vector3 localScale = AZ::Vector3(localTransform.GetUniformScale());
         const AZ::Quaternion localRotation = QuaternionFromTransformNoScaling(localTransform);
         // calculate scale amount to snap, to align to round scale value
         const AZ::Vector3 scaleSnapOffset = snapping && !gridSnapAction.m_localSnapping

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Manipulators/ManipulatorSnapping.h

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
     /// noise in the value returned when dealing with values far from the origin.
     inline float ScaleReciprocal(const AZ::Transform& transform)
     {
-        return Round3(transform.GetScale().GetReciprocal().GetMinElement());
+        return Round3(1.0f / transform.GetUniformScale());
     }
 
     /// Find the reciprocal of the non-uniform scale.

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Manipulators/ManipulatorSpace.cpp

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         AZ::Transform result;
         result.SetRotation(m_space.GetRotation() * localTransform.GetRotation());
         result.SetTranslation(m_space.TransformPoint(m_nonUniformScale * localTransform.GetTranslation()));
-        result.SetScale(m_space.GetScale() * localTransform.GetScale());
+        result.SetScale(m_space.GetScale() * localTransform.GetUniformScale());
         return result;
     }
 

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/EditorComponentAdapter.h

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 /*
-* All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
-* its licensors.
-*
-* For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
-* distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
-* or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
-* remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-*
-*/
+ * All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+ * its licensors.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+ * distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+ * or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+ * remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ */
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/EditorComponentBase.h>
-#include <AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/EditorVisibilityBus.h>
-#include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/EditContext.h>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/EditContextConstants.inl>
+#include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/EditorComponentBase.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/EditorVisibilityBus.h>
 
 namespace AzToolsFramework
 {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         To use the EditorComponentAdapter, 3 classes are required:
          - a class that implements the functions required for TController (see below)
          - a configuration struct/class which extends AZ::ComponentConfig
-         - A runtime component that will be generated by the editor comoinent on export
+         - A runtime component that will be generated by the editor component on export
 
          The concrete component extends the adapter and implements behavior which is unique to the component.
 
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         the EditContext. TController can friend itself to the editor component to make this work if required.
     */
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration = AZ::ComponentConfig>
-        class EditorComponentAdapter
-            : public EditorComponentBase
+        class EditorComponentAdapter : public EditorComponentBase
         {
         public:
-
-            AZ_RTTI((EditorComponentAdapter, "{2F5A3669-FFE9-4CD7-B9E2-7FC8100CF1A2}", TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration), EditorComponentBase);
+            AZ_RTTI(
+                (EditorComponentAdapter, "{2F5A3669-FFE9-4CD7-B9E2-7FC8100CF1A2}", TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration),
+                EditorComponentBase);
 
             EditorComponentAdapter() = default;
-            EditorComponentAdapter(const TConfiguration& configuration);
+            explicit EditorComponentAdapter(const TConfiguration& configuration);
 
             static void GetProvidedServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services);
             static void GetIncompatibleServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services);
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             void BuildGameEntity(AZ::Entity* gameEntity) override;
 
         protected:
-
             static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context);
 
             // AZ::Component overrides ...

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/EditorComponentAdapter.inl

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /*
-* All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
-* its licensors.
-*
-* For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
-* distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
-* or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
-* remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-*
-*/
+ * All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+ * its licensors.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+ * distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+ * or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+ * remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ */
 
 #include <AzFramework/Components/ComponentAdapterHelpers.h>
 
@@ -28,23 +28,21 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
         void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context)
         {
-            if (AZ::SerializeContext* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context))
+            if (auto serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context))
             {
-                serializeContext->Class<EditorComponentAdapter, EditorComponentBase>()
-                    ->Version(1)
-                    ->Field("Controller", &EditorComponentAdapter::m_controller)
-                    ;
+                serializeContext->Class<EditorComponentAdapter, EditorComponentBase>()->Version(1)->Field(
+                    "Controller", &EditorComponentAdapter::m_controller);
 
                 if (AZ::EditContext* editContext = serializeContext->GetEditContext())
                 {
-                    editContext->Class<EditorComponentAdapter>(
-                        "EditorComponentAdapter", "")
+                    // clang-format off
+                    editContext->Class<EditorComponentAdapter>("EditorComponentAdapter", "")
                         ->ClassElement(AZ::Edit::ClassElements::EditorData, "")
                             ->Attribute(AZ::Edit::Attributes::AutoExpand, true)
                         ->DataElement(AZ::Edit::UIHandlers::Default, &EditorComponentAdapter::m_controller, "Controller", "")
                             ->Attribute(AZ::Edit::Attributes::Visibility, AZ::Edit::PropertyVisibility::ShowChildrenOnly)
-                            ->Attribute(AZ::Edit::Attributes::ChangeNotify, &EditorComponentAdapter::OnConfigurationChanged)
-                        ;
+                            ->Attribute(AZ::Edit::Attributes::ChangeNotify, &EditorComponentAdapter::OnConfigurationChanged);
+                    // clang-format on
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -53,27 +51,35 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         // Get*Services functions
 
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
-        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetProvidedServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
+        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetProvidedServices(
+            AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
         {
-            AzFramework::Components::GetProvidedServicesHelper<TController>(services, typename AZ::HasComponentProvidedServices<TController>::type());
+            AzFramework::Components::GetProvidedServicesHelper<TController>(
+                services, typename AZ::HasComponentProvidedServices<TController>::type());
         }
 
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
-        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetRequiredServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
+        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetRequiredServices(
+            AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
         {
-            AzFramework::Components::GetRequiredServicesHelper<TController>(services, typename AZ::HasComponentRequiredServices<TController>::type());
+            AzFramework::Components::GetRequiredServicesHelper<TController>(
+                services, typename AZ::HasComponentRequiredServices<TController>::type());
         }
 
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
-        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetIncompatibleServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
+        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetIncompatibleServices(
+            AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
         {
-            AzFramework::Components::GetIncompatibleServicesHelper<TController>(services, typename AZ::HasComponentIncompatibleServices<TController>::type());
+            AzFramework::Components::GetIncompatibleServicesHelper<TController>(
+                services, typename AZ::HasComponentIncompatibleServices<TController>::type());
         }
 
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
-        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetDependentServices(AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
+        void EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::GetDependentServices(
+            AZ::ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& services)
         {
-            AzFramework::Components::GetDependentServicesHelper<TController>(services, typename AZ::HasComponentDependentServices<TController>::type());
+            AzFramework::Components::GetDependentServicesHelper<TController>(
+                services, typename AZ::HasComponentDependentServices<TController>::type());
         }
 
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -99,7 +105,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
             if (ShouldActivateController())
             {
-                m_controller.Activate(GetEntityId());
+                AzFramework::Components::ComponentActivateHelper<TController>::Activate(
+                    m_controller, AZ::EntityComponentIdPair(GetEntityId(), GetId()));
             }
         }
 
@@ -122,7 +129,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         }
 
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
-        bool EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::WriteOutConfig(AZ::ComponentConfig* outBaseConfig) const
+        bool EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::WriteOutConfig(
+            AZ::ComponentConfig* outBaseConfig) const
         {
             if (auto config = azrtti_cast<TConfiguration*>(outBaseConfig))
             {
@@ -139,7 +147,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
             if (ShouldActivateController())
             {
-                m_controller.Activate(GetEntityId());
+                AzFramework::Components::ComponentActivateHelper<TController>::Activate(
+                    m_controller, AZ::EntityComponentIdPair(GetEntityId(), GetId()));
             }
 
             return AZ::Edit::PropertyRefreshLevels::None;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/TransformComponent.cpp

@@ -520,91 +520,13 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             return m_editorTransform.m_translate.GetZ();
         }
 
-        void TransformComponent::SetRotation(const AZ::Vector3& eulerAnglesRadians)
+        void TransformComponent::SetWorldRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion)
         {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "SetRotation is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-            AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = GetWorldTM();
-            newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::ConvertEulerRadiansToQuaternion(eulerAnglesRadians));
-            SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-        }
-
-        void TransformComponent::SetRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion)
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationQuaternion is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
             AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = GetWorldTM();
             newWorldTransform.SetRotation(quaternion);
             SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
         }
 
-        void TransformComponent::SetRotationX(float eulerAngleRadians)
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationX is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-            AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = GetWorldTM();
-            newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::Quaternion::CreateRotationX(eulerAngleRadians));
-            SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-        }
-
-        void TransformComponent::SetRotationY(float eulerAngleRadians)
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationY is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-            AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = GetWorldTM();
-            newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::Quaternion::CreateRotationY(eulerAngleRadians));
-            SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-        }
-
-        void TransformComponent::SetRotationZ(float eulerAngleRadians)
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "SetRotationZ is deprecated, please use SetLocalRotation");
-            AZ::Transform newWorldTransform = GetWorldTM();
-            newWorldTransform.SetRotation(AZ::Quaternion::CreateRotationZ(eulerAngleRadians));
-            SetWorldTM(newWorldTransform);
-        }
-
-        void TransformComponent::RotateByX(float eulerAngleRadians)
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "RotateByX is deprecated, please use RotateAroundLocalX");
-            SetWorldTM(GetWorldTM() * AZ::Transform::CreateRotationX(eulerAngleRadians));
-        }
-
-        void TransformComponent::RotateByY(float eulerAngleRadians)
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "RotateByY is deprecated, please use RotateAroundLocalY");
-            SetWorldTM(GetWorldTM() * AZ::Transform::CreateRotationY(eulerAngleRadians));
-        }
-
-        void TransformComponent::RotateByZ(float eulerAngleRadians)
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "RotateByZ is deprecated, please use RotateAroundLocalZ");
-            SetWorldTM(GetWorldTM() * AZ::Transform::CreateRotationZ(eulerAngleRadians));
-        }
-
-        AZ::Vector3 TransformComponent::GetRotationEulerRadians()
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "GetRotationEulerRadians is deprecated, please use GetWorldRotation");
-            return GetWorldTM().GetRotation().GetEulerRadians();
-        }
-
-        AZ::Quaternion TransformComponent::GetRotationQuaternion()
-        {
-            AZ_Warning("AzToolsFramework::TransformComponent", false, "GetRotationQuaternion is deprecated, please use GetWorldRotationQuaternion");
-            return GetWorldTM().GetRotation();
-        }
-
-        float TransformComponent::GetRotationX()
-        {
-            return GetRotationEulerRadians().GetX();
-        }
-
-        float TransformComponent::GetRotationY()
-        {
-            return GetRotationEulerRadians().GetY();
-        }
-
-        float TransformComponent::GetRotationZ()
-        {
-            return GetRotationEulerRadians().GetZ();
-        }
-
         AZ::Vector3 TransformComponent::GetWorldRotation()
         {
             return GetWorldTM().GetRotation().GetEulerRadians();

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ToolsComponents/TransformComponent.h

@@ -99,22 +99,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             float GetLocalZ() override;
 
             // Rotation modifiers
-            void SetRotation(const AZ::Vector3& eulerAnglesRadians) override;
-            void SetRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion) override;
-            void SetRotationX(float eulerAngleRadians) override;
-            void SetRotationY(float eulerAngleRadians) override;
-            void SetRotationZ(float eulerAngleRadians) override;
-
-            void RotateByX(float eulerAngleRadians) override;
-            void RotateByY(float eulerAngleRadians) override;
-            void RotateByZ(float eulerAngleRadians) override;
-
-            AZ::Vector3 GetRotationEulerRadians() override;
-            AZ::Quaternion GetRotationQuaternion() override;
-
-            float GetRotationX() override;
-            float GetRotationY() override;
-            float GetRotationZ() override;
+            void SetWorldRotationQuaternion(const AZ::Quaternion& quaternion) override;
 
             AZ::Vector3 GetWorldRotation() override;
             AZ::Quaternion GetWorldRotationQuaternion() override;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Viewport/ViewportMessages.h

@@ -165,15 +165,18 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             virtual bool AngleSnappingEnabled() = 0;
             /// Return the angle snapping/step size.
             virtual float AngleStep() = 0;
-            /// Transform a point in world space to screen space coordinates.
+            /// Transform a point in world space to screen space coordinates in Qt Widget space.
+            /// Multiply by DeviceScalingFactor to get the position in viewport pixel space.
             virtual AzFramework::ScreenPoint ViewportWorldToScreen(const AZ::Vector3& worldPosition) = 0;
-            /// Transform a point in screen space coordinates to a vector in world space based on clip space depth.
+            /// Transform a point from Qt widget screen space to world space based on the given clip space depth.
             /// Depth specifies a relative camera depth to project in the range of [0.f, 1.f].
             /// Returns the world space position if successful.
             virtual AZStd::optional<AZ::Vector3> ViewportScreenToWorld(const AzFramework::ScreenPoint& screenPosition, float depth) = 0;
             /// Casts a point in screen space to a ray in world space originating from the viewport camera frustum's near plane.
             /// Returns a ray containing the ray's origin and a direction normal, if successful.
             virtual AZStd::optional<ProjectedViewportRay> ViewportScreenToWorldRay(const AzFramework::ScreenPoint& screenPosition) = 0;
+            /// Gets the DPI scaling factor that translates Qt widget space into viewport pixel space.
+            virtual float DeviceScalingFactor() = 0;
 
         protected:
             ~ViewportInteractionRequests() = default;

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.cpp

@@ -809,14 +809,12 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         EntityIdManipulators& entityIdManipulators,
         OptionalFrame& pivotOverrideFrame,
         ViewportInteraction::KeyboardModifiers& prevModifiers,
-        bool& transformChangedInternally, SpaceCluster spaceCluster)
+        bool& transformChangedInternally, const AZStd::optional<ReferenceFrame> spaceLock)
     {
         AZ_PROFILE_FUNCTION(AZ::Debug::ProfileCategory::AzToolsFramework);
 
         entityIdManipulators.m_manipulators->SetLocalPosition(action.LocalPosition());
 
-        const ReferenceFrame referenceFrame = spaceCluster.m_spaceLock ? spaceCluster.m_currentSpace : ReferenceFrameFromModifiers(action.m_modifiers);
-
         if (action.m_modifiers.Ctrl())
         {
             // moving with ctrl - setting override
@@ -826,6 +824,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         }
         else
         {
+            const ReferenceFrame referenceFrame = spaceLock.value_or(ReferenceFrameFromModifiers(action.m_modifiers));
+
             // note: used for parent and world depending on the current reference frame
             const auto pivotOrientation =
                 ETCS::CalculateSelectionPivotOrientation(
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         {
             UpdateTranslationManipulator(
                 action, manipulatorEntityIds->m_entityIds, m_entityIdManipulators, m_pivotOverrideFrame, prevModifiers,
-                    m_transformChangedInternally, m_spaceCluster);
+                    m_transformChangedInternally, m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock);
         });
 
         translationManipulators->InstallLinearManipulatorMouseUpCallback(
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         {
             UpdateTranslationManipulator(
                 action, manipulatorEntityIds->m_entityIds, m_entityIdManipulators, m_pivotOverrideFrame, prevModifiers,
-                    m_transformChangedInternally, m_spaceCluster);
+                    m_transformChangedInternally, m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock);
         });
 
         translationManipulators->InstallPlanarManipulatorMouseUpCallback(
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         {
             UpdateTranslationManipulator(
                 action, manipulatorEntityIds->m_entityIds, m_entityIdManipulators, m_pivotOverrideFrame, prevModifiers,
-                    m_transformChangedInternally, m_spaceCluster);
+                    m_transformChangedInternally, m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock);
         });
 
         translationManipulators->InstallSurfaceManipulatorMouseUpCallback(
@@ -1437,8 +1437,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             [this, prevModifiers, sharedRotationState]
             (const AngularManipulator::Action& action) mutable -> void
         {
-            const ReferenceFrame referenceFrame = m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock ? m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace : ReferenceFrameFromModifiers(action.m_modifiers);
-
+            const ReferenceFrame referenceFrame = m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.value_or(ReferenceFrameFromModifiers(action.m_modifiers));
             const AZ::Quaternion manipulatorOrientation = action.m_start.m_rotation * action.m_current.m_delta;
             // store the pivot override frame when positioning the manipulator manually (ctrl)
             // so we don't lose the orientation when adding/removing entities from the selection
@@ -2605,40 +2604,37 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             if (buttonId == m_spaceCluster.m_localButtonId)
             {
                 // Unlock
-                if (m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock && m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace == ReferenceFrame::Local)
+                if (m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.has_value() && m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.value() == ReferenceFrame::Local)
                 {
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = false;
+                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = AZStd::nullopt;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = true;
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace = ReferenceFrame::Local;
+                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = ReferenceFrame::Local;
                 }
             }
             else if (buttonId == m_spaceCluster.m_parentButtonId)
             {
                 // Unlock
-                if (m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock && m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace == ReferenceFrame::Parent)
+                if (m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.has_value() && m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.value() == ReferenceFrame::Parent)
                 {
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = false;
+                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = AZStd::nullopt;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = true;
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace = ReferenceFrame::Parent;
+                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = ReferenceFrame::Parent;
                 }
             }
             else if (buttonId == m_spaceCluster.m_worldButtonId)
             {
                 // Unlock
-                if (m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock && m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace == ReferenceFrame::World)
+                if (m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.has_value() && m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.value() == ReferenceFrame::World)
                 {
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = false;
+                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = AZStd::nullopt;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = true;
-                    m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace = ReferenceFrame::World;
+                    m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock = ReferenceFrame::World;
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -3361,8 +3357,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             ViewportInteraction::BuildMouseButtons(
                 QGuiApplication::mouseButtons()), m_boxSelect.Active());
 
-        const ReferenceFrame referenceFrame =
-            m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock ? m_spaceCluster.m_currentSpace : ReferenceFrameFromModifiers(modifiers);
+        const ReferenceFrame referenceFrame = m_spaceCluster.m_spaceLock.value_or(ReferenceFrameFromModifiers(modifiers));
 
         UpdateSpaceCluster(referenceFrame);
 

Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorTransformComponentSelection.h

@@ -106,15 +106,20 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         World, //!< World space (space aligned to world axes - identity).
     };
 
+    //! Grouping of viewport ui related state for controlling the current reference space of the Editor.
     struct SpaceCluster
     {
-        ViewportUi::ClusterId m_spaceClusterId;
-        ViewportUi::ButtonId m_localButtonId;
-        ViewportUi::ButtonId m_parentButtonId;
-        ViewportUi::ButtonId m_worldButtonId;
-        AZ::Event<ViewportUi::ButtonId>::Handler m_spaceSelectionHandler;
-        ReferenceFrame m_currentSpace = ReferenceFrame::Parent;
-        bool m_spaceLock = false;
+        SpaceCluster() = default;
+        // disable copying and moving (implicit)
+        SpaceCluster(const SpaceCluster&) = delete;
+        SpaceCluster& operator=(const SpaceCluster&) = delete;
+
+        ViewportUi::ClusterId m_spaceClusterId; //!< The id identifying the reference space cluster.
+        ViewportUi::ButtonId m_localButtonId; //!< Local reference space button id.
+        ViewportUi::ButtonId m_parentButtonId; //!< Parent reference space button id.
+        ViewportUi::ButtonId m_worldButtonId; //!< World reference space button id.
+        AZ::Event<ViewportUi::ButtonId>::Handler m_spaceSelectionHandler; //!< Callback for when a space cluster button is pressed.
+        AZStd::optional<ReferenceFrame> m_spaceLock; //!< Locked reference frame to use if set.
     };
 
     //! Entity selection/interaction handling.
@@ -265,6 +270,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         void SetEntityLocalScale(AZ::EntityId entityId, float localScale);
         void SetEntityLocalRotation(AZ::EntityId entityId, const AZ::Vector3& localRotation);
 
+        // Responsible for keeping the space cluster in sync with the current reference frame.
+        void UpdateSpaceCluster(ReferenceFrame referenceFrame);
+
         AZ::EntityId m_hoveredEntityId; //!< What EntityId is the mouse currently hovering over (if any).
         AZ::EntityId m_cachedEntityIdUnderCursor; //!< Store the EntityId on each mouse move for use in Display.
         AZ::EntityId m_editorCameraComponentEntityId; //!< The EditorCameraComponent EntityId if it is set.
@@ -297,9 +305,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         AZ::Event<ViewportUi::ButtonId>::Handler m_transformModeSelectionHandler; //!< Event handler for the Viewport UI cluster.
         AzFramework::ClickDetector m_clickDetector; //!< Detect different types of mouse click.
         AzFramework::CursorState m_cursorState; //!< Track the mouse position and delta movement each frame.
-
-        SpaceCluster m_spaceCluster;
-        void UpdateSpaceCluster(ReferenceFrame referenceFrame);
+        SpaceCluster m_spaceCluster; //!< Related viewport ui state for controlling the current reference space.
     };
 
     //! The ETCS (EntityTransformComponentSelection) namespace contains functions and data used exclusively by

Code/Sandbox/Editor/AzAssetBrowser/AzAssetBrowserRequestHandler.cpp

@@ -137,8 +137,20 @@ namespace AzAssetBrowserRequestHandlerPrivate
                     entityName = AZStd::string::format("Entity%d", GetIEditor()->GetObjectManager()->GetObjectCount());
                 }
 
-                AZ::Entity* newEntity = aznew AZ::Entity(entityName.c_str());
-                EditorEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(&EditorEntityContextRequests::AddRequiredComponents, *newEntity);
+                AZ::EntityId targetEntityId;
+                EditorRequests::Bus::BroadcastResult(targetEntityId, &EditorRequests::CreateNewEntityAtPosition, worldTransform.GetTranslation(), AZ::EntityId());
+
+                AZ::Entity* newEntity = nullptr;
+                AZ::ComponentApplicationBus::BroadcastResult(newEntity, &AZ::ComponentApplicationRequests::FindEntity, targetEntityId);
+
+                if (newEntity == nullptr)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                newEntity->SetName(entityName);
+
+                newEntity->Deactivate();
 
                 // Create component.
                 AZ::Component* newComponent = newEntity->CreateComponent(componentTypeId);
@@ -151,15 +163,7 @@ namespace AzAssetBrowserRequestHandlerPrivate
                     newEntity->AddComponent(newComponent);
                 }
 
-                //  Set entity position.
-                auto* transformComponent = newEntity->FindComponent<Components::TransformComponent>();
-                if (transformComponent)
-                {
-                    transformComponent->SetWorldTM(worldTransform);
-                }
-
-                // Add the entity to the editor context, which activates it and creates the sandbox object.
-                EditorEntityContextRequestBus::Broadcast(&EditorEntityContextRequests::AddEditorEntity, newEntity);
+                newEntity->Activate();
 
                 // set asset after components have been activated in AddEditorEntity method
                 if (newComponent)

Code/Sandbox/Editor/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ ly_add_target(
     RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
         Legacy::CrySystem
         Legacy::EditorLib
+        ProjectManager
 )
 ly_add_translations(
     TARGETS Editor

Code/Sandbox/Editor/CryEdit.cpp

@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@ CCryEditApp::ECreateLevelResult CCryEditApp::CreateLevel(const QString& levelNam
         auto* service = AZ::Interface<AzToolsFramework::PrefabEditorEntityOwnershipInterface>::Get();
         if (service)
         {
-            service->CreateNewLevelPrefab((const char*)fullyQualifiedLevelName.toUtf8());
+            service->CreateNewLevelPrefab(fullyQualifiedLevelName.toUtf8().constData(), DefaultLevelTemplateName);
         }
     }
 

Code/Sandbox/Editor/CryEdit.h

@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_DLL_EXPORT_MEMBER_WARNING
 AZ_POP_DISABLE_DLL_EXPORT_MEMBER_WARNING 
 
 private:
+    static inline constexpr const char* DefaultLevelTemplateName = "Prefabs/Default_Level.prefab";
+
     struct PythonOutputHandler;
     AZ_PUSH_DISABLE_DLL_EXPORT_MEMBER_WARNING
     AZStd::shared_ptr<PythonOutputHandler> m_pythonOutputHandler;

Code/Sandbox/Editor/RenderViewport.h

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ public:
     {
         return {};
     }
+    float DeviceScalingFactor() override { return 1.0f; }
 
     // AzToolsFramework::ViewportFreezeRequestBus
     bool IsViewportInputFrozen() override;

Code/Sandbox/Editor/res/o3de_editor.ico

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:c042fce57915fc749abc7b37de765fd697c3c4d7de045a3d44805aa0ce29901a
-size 107016
+oid sha256:d717f77fe01f45df934a61bbc215e5322447d21e16f3cebcf2a02f148178f266
+size 106449

Code/Sandbox/Plugins/EditorAssetImporter/AssetImporterPlugin.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <AssetImporterPlugin.h>
 #include <AssetImporterWindow.h>
 #include <QtViewPaneManager.h>
+#include <SceneAPI/SceneCore/Events/AssetImportRequest.h>
 #include <SceneAPI/SceneCore/Utilities/Reporting.h>
 #include <LyViewPaneNames.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/API/ToolsApplicationAPI.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ AssetImporterPlugin::AssetImporterPlugin(IEditor* editor)
     opt.showInMenu = false; // this view pane is used to display scene settings, but the user never opens it directly through the Tools menu
     opt.saveKeyName = "Scene Settings (PREVIEW)"; // user settings for this pane were originally saved with PREVIEW, so ensure that's how they are loaded as well, even after the PREVIEW is removed from the name
     AzToolsFramework::RegisterViewPane<AssetImporterWindow>(m_toolName.c_str(), LyViewPane::CategoryTools, opt);
+
+    AzToolsFramework::ToolsApplicationRequestBus::Broadcast(
+        &AzToolsFramework::ToolsApplicationRequests::CreateAndAddEntityFromComponentTags,
+        AZStd::vector<AZ::Crc32>({ AZ::SceneAPI::Events::AssetImportRequest::GetAssetImportRequestComponentTag() }), "AssetImportersEntity");
 }
 
 void AssetImporterPlugin::Release()

Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/utilities/ApplicationManager.cpp

@@ -622,13 +622,14 @@ bool ApplicationManager::Activate()
 {
     if (!AssetUtilities::ComputeAssetRoot(m_systemRoot))
     {
+        AZ_Error(AssetProcessor::ConsoleChannel, false, "Unable to compute the asset root for the project, this application cannot launch until this is fixed.");
         return false;
     }
 
     auto projectName = AssetUtilities::ComputeProjectName();
     if (projectName.isEmpty())
     {
-        AZ_Error(AssetProcessor::ConsoleChannel, false, "Unable to detect name of current game project.  Is bootstrap.cfg appropriately configured?");
+        AZ_Error(AssetProcessor::ConsoleChannel, false, "Unable to detect name of current game project. Configure your game project name to launch this application.");
         return false;
     }
 

Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/native/utilities/ApplicationManagerBase.cpp

@@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@ bool ApplicationManagerBase::Activate()
     QDir projectCache;
     if (!AssetUtilities::ComputeProjectCacheRoot(projectCache))
     {
+        AZ_Error("AssetProcessor", false, "Could not compute project cache root, please configure your project correctly to launch Asset Processor.");
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1200,22 +1201,27 @@ bool ApplicationManagerBase::Activate()
     // Shutdown if the disk has less than 128MB of free space
     if (!CheckSufficientDiskSpace(projectCache.absolutePath(), 128 * 1024 * 1024, true))
     {
+        // CheckSufficientDiskSpace reports an error if disk space is low.
         return false;
     }
 
     bool appInited = InitApplicationServer();
     if (!appInited)
     {
+        AZ_Error(
+            "AssetProcessor", false, "InitApplicationServer failed, something internal to Asset Processor has failed, please report this to support if you encounter this error.");
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!InitAssetDatabase())
     {
+        // AssetDatabaseConnection::OpenDatabase reports any errors it encounters.
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!ApplicationManager::Activate())
     {
+        // ApplicationManager::Activate() reports any errors it encounters.
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -1230,6 +1236,7 @@ bool ApplicationManagerBase::Activate()
     m_isCurrentlyLoadingGems = true;
     if (!ActivateModules())
     {
+        // ActivateModules reports any errors it encounters.
         m_isCurrentlyLoadingGems = false;
         return false;
     }
@@ -1299,6 +1306,7 @@ bool ApplicationManagerBase::Activate()
     {
         if (!m_applicationServer->startListening())
         {
+            // startListening reports any errors it encounters.
             return false;
         }
     }

Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Resources/o3de_editor.ico

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:c042fce57915fc749abc7b37de765fd697c3c4d7de045a3d44805aa0ce29901a
-size 107016
+oid sha256:d717f77fe01f45df934a61bbc215e5322447d21e16f3cebcf2a02f148178f266
+size 106449

Code/Tools/SceneAPI/FbxSceneBuilder/DllMain.cpp

@@ -38,21 +38,8 @@ namespace AZ
     {
         namespace FbxSceneBuilder
         {
-            static AZ::SceneAPI::FbxSceneImporter::FbxImportRequestHandler* g_fbxImporter = nullptr;
             static AZStd::vector<AZ::ComponentDescriptor*> g_componentDescriptors;
 
-            void Initialize()
-            {
-                // Currently it's still needed to explicitly create an instance of this instead of letting
-                //      it be a normal component. This is because ResourceCompilerScene needs to return
-                //      the list of available extensions before it can start the application.
-                if (!g_fbxImporter)
-                {
-                    g_fbxImporter = aznew AZ::SceneAPI::FbxSceneImporter::FbxImportRequestHandler();
-                    g_fbxImporter->Activate();
-                }
-            }
-
             void Reflect(AZ::SerializeContext* /*context*/)
             {
                 // Descriptor registration is done in Reflect instead of Initialize because the ResourceCompilerScene initializes the libraries before
@@ -64,6 +51,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 {
                     // Global importer and behavior
                     g_componentDescriptors.push_back(FbxSceneBuilder::FbxImporter::CreateDescriptor());
+                    g_componentDescriptors.push_back(FbxSceneImporter::FbxImportRequestHandler::CreateDescriptor());
 
                     // Node and attribute importers
                     g_componentDescriptors.push_back(AssImpBitangentStreamImporter::CreateDescriptor());
@@ -110,13 +98,6 @@ namespace AZ
                     g_componentDescriptors.clear();
                     g_componentDescriptors.shrink_to_fit();
                 }
-
-                if (g_fbxImporter)
-                {
-                    g_fbxImporter->Deactivate();
-                    delete g_fbxImporter;
-                    g_fbxImporter = nullptr;
-                }
             }
         } // namespace FbxSceneBuilder
     } // namespace SceneAPI
@@ -125,7 +106,6 @@ namespace AZ
 extern "C" AZ_DLL_EXPORT void InitializeDynamicModule(void* env)
 {
     AZ::Environment::Attach(static_cast<AZ::EnvironmentInstance>(env));
-    AZ::SceneAPI::FbxSceneBuilder::Initialize();
 }
 extern "C" AZ_DLL_EXPORT void Reflect(AZ::SerializeContext* context)
 {

Code/Tools/SceneAPI/FbxSceneBuilder/FbxImportRequestHandler.cpp

@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
 *
 */
 
+#include <AssetProcessor/AssetBuilderSDK/AssetBuilderSDK/AssetBuilderSDK.h>
+#include <AzCore/Serialization/EditContextConstants.inl>
 #include <AzCore/Serialization/SerializeContext.h>
-#include <AzFramework/StringFunc/StringFunc.h>
+#include <AzCore/Serialization/Json/JsonSerialization.h>
+#include <AzCore/Settings/SettingsRegistry.h>
+#include <AzCore/StringFunc/StringFunc.h>
+#include <SceneAPI/FbxSceneBuilder/FbxImportRequestHandler.h>
 #include <SceneAPI/SceneCore/Containers/Scene.h>
 #include <SceneAPI/SceneCore/Events/CallProcessorBus.h>
 #include <SceneAPI/SceneCore/Events/ImportEventContext.h>
-#include <SceneAPI/FbxSceneBuilder/FbxImportRequestHandler.h>
 
 namespace AZ
 {
@@ -23,10 +27,23 @@ namespace AZ
     {
         namespace FbxSceneImporter
         {
-            const char* FbxImportRequestHandler::s_extension = ".fbx";
+            void SceneImporterSettings::Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context)
+            {
+                if (auto serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context); serializeContext)
+                {
+                    serializeContext->Class<SceneImporterSettings>()
+                                    ->Version(2)
+                                    ->Field("SupportedFileTypeExtensions", &SceneImporterSettings::m_supportedFileTypeExtensions);
+                }
+            }
 
             void FbxImportRequestHandler::Activate()
             {
+                if (auto* settingsRegistry = AZ::SettingsRegistry::Get())
+                {
+                    settingsRegistry->GetObject(m_settings, "/O3DE/SceneAPI/AssetImporter");
+                }
+
                 BusConnect();
             }
 
@@ -37,21 +54,31 @@ namespace AZ
 
             void FbxImportRequestHandler::Reflect(ReflectContext* context)
             {
+                SceneImporterSettings::Reflect(context);
+
                 SerializeContext* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<SerializeContext*>(context);
                 if (serializeContext)
                 {
-                    serializeContext->Class<FbxImportRequestHandler, SceneCore::BehaviorComponent>()->Version(1);
+                    serializeContext->Class<FbxImportRequestHandler, AZ::Component>()->Version(1)->Attribute(
+                        AZ::Edit::Attributes::SystemComponentTags,
+                        AZStd::vector<AZ::Crc32>(
+                            {AssetBuilderSDK::ComponentTags::AssetBuilder,
+                            AssetImportRequest::GetAssetImportRequestComponentTag()}));
+                    
                 }
             }
 
             void FbxImportRequestHandler::GetSupportedFileExtensions(AZStd::unordered_set<AZStd::string>& extensions)
             {
-                extensions.insert(s_extension);
+                extensions.insert(m_settings.m_supportedFileTypeExtensions.begin(), m_settings.m_supportedFileTypeExtensions.end());
             }
 
             Events::LoadingResult FbxImportRequestHandler::LoadAsset(Containers::Scene& scene, const AZStd::string& path, const Uuid& guid, [[maybe_unused]] RequestingApplication requester)
             {
-                if (!AzFramework::StringFunc::Path::IsExtension(path.c_str(), s_extension))
+                AZStd::string extension;
+                StringFunc::Path::GetExtension(path.c_str(), extension);
+                
+                if (!m_settings.m_supportedFileTypeExtensions.contains(extension))
                 {
                     return Events::LoadingResult::Ignored;
                 }
@@ -73,6 +100,11 @@ namespace AZ
                     return Events::LoadingResult::AssetFailure;
                 }
             }
+
+            void FbxImportRequestHandler::GetProvidedServices(ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& provided)
+            {
+                provided.emplace_back(AZ_CRC_CE("AssetImportRequestHandler"));
+            }
         } // namespace Import
     } // namespace SceneAPI
 } // namespace AZ

Code/Tools/SceneAPI/FbxSceneBuilder/FbxImportRequestHandler.h

@@ -21,12 +21,21 @@ namespace AZ
     {
         namespace FbxSceneImporter
         {
+            struct SceneImporterSettings
+            {
+                AZ_TYPE_INFO(SceneImporterSettings, "{8BB6C7AD-BF99-44DC-9DA1-E7AD3F03DC10}");
+                
+                static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context);
+
+                AZStd::unordered_set<AZStd::string> m_supportedFileTypeExtensions;
+            };
+
             class FbxImportRequestHandler
-                : public SceneCore::BehaviorComponent
+                : public AZ::Component
                 , public Events::AssetImportRequestBus::Handler
             {
             public:
-                AZ_COMPONENT(FbxImportRequestHandler, "{9F4B189C-0A96-4F44-A5F0-E087FF1561F8}", SceneCore::BehaviorComponent);
+                AZ_COMPONENT(FbxImportRequestHandler, "{9F4B189C-0A96-4F44-A5F0-E087FF1561F8}");
 
                 ~FbxImportRequestHandler() override = default;
 
@@ -38,8 +47,13 @@ namespace AZ
                 Events::LoadingResult LoadAsset(Containers::Scene& scene, const AZStd::string& path, const Uuid& guid,
                     RequestingApplication requester) override;
 
+                static void GetProvidedServices(ComponentDescriptor::DependencyArrayType& provided);
+
             private:
-                static const char* s_extension;
+
+                SceneImporterSettings m_settings;
+
+                static constexpr const char* SettingsFilename = "AssetImporterSettings.json";
             };
         } // namespace FbxSceneImporter
     } // namespace SceneAPI

Code/Tools/SceneAPI/FbxSceneBuilder/Importers/AssImpMeshImporter.cpp

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 SerializeContext* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<SerializeContext*>(context);
                 if (serializeContext)
                 {
-                    serializeContext->Class<AssImpMeshImporter, SceneCore::LoadingComponent>()->Version(1);
+                    serializeContext->Class<AssImpMeshImporter, SceneCore::LoadingComponent>()->Version(2);
                 }
             }
 

Code/Tools/SceneAPI/SceneCore/Events/AssetImportRequest.h

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ namespace AZ
                 static const AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Multiple;
                 using MutexType = AZStd::recursive_mutex;
 
+                static AZ::Crc32 GetAssetImportRequestComponentTag()
+                {
+                    return AZ_CRC_CE("AssetImportRequest");
+                }
+                
                 virtual ~AssetImportRequest() = 0;
 
                 //! Fills the given list with all available file extensions, excluding the extension for the manifest.

Gems/Atom/Asset/ImageProcessingAtom/Config/LUT_R32F.preset

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+    "Type": "JsonSerialization",
+    "Version": 1,
+    "ClassName": "MultiplatformPresetSettings",
+    "ClassData": {
+        "DefaultPreset": {
+            "UUID": "{10D4D7D8-23E2-4FC5-BE6A-DA9949D2C603}",
+            "Name": "LUT_R32F",
+            "FileMasks": ["_lutr32f"],
+            "SourceColor": "Linear",
+            "DestColor": "Linear",
+            "PixelFormat": "R32F"
+        },
+        "PlatformsPresets": {
+            "es3": {
+                "UUID": "{10D4D7D8-23E2-4FC5-BE6A-DA9949D2C603}",
+                "Name": "LUT_R32F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "PixelFormat": "R32F"
+            },
+            "ios": {
+                "UUID": "{10D4D7D8-23E2-4FC5-BE6A-DA9949D2C603}",
+                "Name": "LUT_R32F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "PixelFormat": "R32F"
+            },
+            "osx_gl": {
+                "UUID": "{10D4D7D8-23E2-4FC5-BE6A-DA9949D2C603}",
+                "Name": "LUT_R32F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "PixelFormat": "R32F"
+            },
+            "provo": {
+                "UUID": "{10D4D7D8-23E2-4FC5-BE6A-DA9949D2C603}",
+                "Name": "LUT_R32F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "PixelFormat": "R32F"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Gems/Atom/Asset/ImageProcessingAtom/Config/LUT_RGBA16.preset

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+    "Type": "JsonSerialization",
+    "Version": 1,
+    "ClassName": "MultiplatformPresetSettings",
+    "ClassData": {
+        "DefaultPreset": {
+            "UUID": "{ABDFCED1-0565-4B7B-9BC1-82C473BCEEA2}",
+            "Name": "LUT_RGBA16",
+            "SourceColor": "Linear",
+            "DestColor": "Linear",
+            "FileMasks": [
+                "_lutrgba16"
+            ],
+            "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16"
+        },
+        "PlatformsPresets": {
+            "es3": {
+                "UUID": "{ABDFCED1-0565-4B7B-9BC1-82C473BCEEA2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16"
+            },
+            "ios": {
+                "UUID": "{ABDFCED1-0565-4B7B-9BC1-82C473BCEEA2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16"
+            },
+            "osx_gl": {
+                "UUID": "{ABDFCED1-0565-4B7B-9BC1-82C473BCEEA2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16"
+            },
+            "provo": {
+                "UUID": "{ABDFCED1-0565-4B7B-9BC1-82C473BCEEA2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Gems/Atom/Asset/ImageProcessingAtom/Config/LUT_RGBA16F.preset

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+    "Type": "JsonSerialization",
+    "Version": 1,
+    "ClassName": "MultiplatformPresetSettings",
+    "ClassData": {
+        "DefaultPreset": {
+            "UUID": "{6D75F093-C826-437A-AD94-8631A5A4E8A2}",
+            "Name": "LUT_RGBA16F",
+            "SourceColor": "Linear",
+            "DestColor": "Linear",
+            "FileMasks": [
+                "_lutrgba16f"
+            ],
+            "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16F"
+        },
+        "PlatformsPresets": {
+            "es3": {
+                "UUID": "{6D75F093-C826-437A-AD94-8631A5A4E8A2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16f"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16F"
+            },
+            "ios": {
+                "UUID": "{6D75F093-C826-437A-AD94-8631A5A4E8A2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16f"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16F"
+            },
+            "osx_gl": {
+                "UUID": "{6D75F093-C826-437A-AD94-8631A5A4E8A2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16f"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16F"
+            },
+            "provo": {
+                "UUID": "{6D75F093-C826-437A-AD94-8631A5A4E8A2}",
+                "Name": "LUT_RGBA16F",
+                "SourceColor": "Linear",
+                "DestColor": "Linear",
+                "FileMasks": [
+                    "_lutrgba16f"
+                ],
+                "PixelFormat": "R16G16B16A16F"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Gems/Atom/Asset/Shader/Code/Source/Editor/ShaderBuilderUtility.cpp

@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 }
                 else if (platformIdentifier == "mac")
                 {
-                    platformId = AzFramework::PlatformId::MAC;
+                    platformId = AzFramework::PlatformId::MAC_ID;
                 }
                 else if (platformIdentifier == "android")
                 {
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ namespace AZ
                 }
                 else if (platform == "mac")
                 {
-                    platformId = AzFramework::PlatformId::MAC;
+                    platformId = AzFramework::PlatformId::MAC_ID;
                 }
                 else if (platform == "android")
                 {

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/EnhancedPBR_ForwardPass.azsl

@@ -267,16 +267,16 @@ PbrLightingOutput ForwardPassPS_Common(VSOutput IN, bool isFrontFace, out float
     // Directional light shadow coordinates
     lightingData.shadowCoords = IN.m_shadowCoords;
 
-    // ------- Occlusion -------
-    
-    lightingData.diffuseAmbientOcclusion = GetOcclusionInput(MaterialSrg::m_diffuseOcclusionMap, MaterialSrg::m_sampler, IN.m_uv[MaterialSrg::m_diffuseOcclusionMapUvIndex], MaterialSrg::m_diffuseOcclusionFactor, o_diffuseOcclusion_useTexture);
-    lightingData.specularOcclusion = GetOcclusionInput(MaterialSrg::m_specularOcclusionMap, MaterialSrg::m_sampler, IN.m_uv[MaterialSrg::m_specularOcclusionMapUvIndex], MaterialSrg::m_specularOcclusionFactor, o_specularOcclusion_useTexture);
-
     // ------- Emissive -------
 
     float2 emissiveUv = IN.m_uv[MaterialSrg::m_emissiveMapUvIndex];
     lightingData.emissiveLighting = GetEmissiveInput(MaterialSrg::m_emissiveMap, MaterialSrg::m_sampler, emissiveUv, MaterialSrg::m_emissiveIntensity, MaterialSrg::m_emissiveColor.rgb, o_emissiveEnabled, o_emissive_useTexture);
 
+    // ------- Occlusion -------
+    
+    lightingData.diffuseAmbientOcclusion = GetOcclusionInput(MaterialSrg::m_diffuseOcclusionMap, MaterialSrg::m_sampler, IN.m_uv[MaterialSrg::m_diffuseOcclusionMapUvIndex], MaterialSrg::m_diffuseOcclusionFactor, o_diffuseOcclusion_useTexture);
+    lightingData.specularOcclusion = GetOcclusionInput(MaterialSrg::m_specularOcclusionMap, MaterialSrg::m_sampler, IN.m_uv[MaterialSrg::m_specularOcclusionMapUvIndex], MaterialSrg::m_specularOcclusionFactor, o_specularOcclusion_useTexture);
+
     // ------- Clearcoat -------
     
     // [GFX TODO][ATOM-14603]: Clean up the double uses of these clear coat flags

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/Skin.materialtype

@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@
                         "id": "m_specularF0Map"
                     }
                 },
+                {
+                    "id": "useTexture",
+                    "displayName": "Use Texture",
+                    "description": "Whether to use the texture map, or just default to the Factor value.",
+                    "type": "Bool",
+                    "defaultValue": true
+                },
                 {
                     "id": "textureMapUv",
                     "displayName": "UV",
@@ -299,13 +306,7 @@
                         "id": "m_specularF0MapUvIndex"
                     }
                 },
-                {
-                    "id": "useTexture",
-                    "displayName": "Use Texture",
-                    "description": "Whether to use the texture map, or just default to the Factor value.",
-                    "type": "Bool",
-                    "defaultValue": true
-                },
+                // Consider moving this to the "general" group to be consistent with StandardMultilayerPBR
                 {
                     "id": "enableMultiScatterCompensation",
                     "displayName": "Multiscattering Compensation",
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@
                     "type": "float",
                     "defaultValue": 6.0,
                     "min": 0.0,
-                    "softMax":  20.0
+                    "softMax": 20.0
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "transmissionDistortion",
@@ -909,7 +910,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -1011,18 +1012,18 @@
             "type": "HandleSubsurfaceScatteringParameters",
             "args": {
                 "mode": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionMode",
-                "scale" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionScale",
-                "power" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionPower",
-                "distortion" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionDistortion",
-                "attenuation" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionAttenuation",
-                "tintColor" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionTint",
-                "thickness" : "subsurfaceScattering.thickness",
+                "scale": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionScale",
+                "power": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionPower",
+                "distortion": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionDistortion",
+                "attenuation": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionAttenuation",
+                "tintColor": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionTint",
+                "thickness": "subsurfaceScattering.thickness",
                 "enabled": "subsurfaceScattering.enableSubsurfaceScattering",
-                "scatterDistanceColor" : "subsurfaceScattering.scatterColor",
-                "scatterDistanceIntensity" : "subsurfaceScattering.scatterDistance",
-                "scatterDistanceShaderInput" : "m_scatterDistance",
-                "parametersShaderInput" : "m_transmissionParams",
-                "tintThickenssShaderInput" : "m_transmissionTintThickness"
+                "scatterDistanceColor": "subsurfaceScattering.scatterColor",
+                "scatterDistanceIntensity": "subsurfaceScattering.scatterDistance",
+                "scatterDistanceShaderInput": "m_scatterDistance",
+                "parametersShaderInput": "m_transmissionParams",
+                "tintThickenssShaderInput": "m_transmissionTintThickness"
             }
         },
         {
@@ -1038,8 +1039,8 @@
             "type": "UseTexture",
             "args": {
                 "textureProperty": "specularF0.textureMap",
-                "dependentProperties": ["specularF0.textureMapUv"],
                 "useTextureProperty": "specularF0.useTexture",
+                "dependentProperties": ["specularF0.textureMapUv"],
                 "shaderOption": "o_specularF0_useTexture"
             }
         },

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardMultilayerPBR.materialtype

@@ -369,15 +369,14 @@
             ],
             "parallax": [
                 {
+                    // Note parallax is enabled by default so that as soon as a user hooks up displacement settings they will see some parallax applied. 
+                    // The functor that controls parallax will set o_parallax_feature_enabled=false when all the individual layers have no displacement, so
+                    // a default value of true here will not have any initial impact on performance.
                     "id": "enable",
                     "displayName": "Enable",
                     "description": "Whether to enable the parallax feature for this material.",
                     "type": "Bool",
-                    "defaultValue": false,
-                    "connection": {
-                        "type": "ShaderOption",
-                        "id": "o_parallax_feature_enabled"
-                    }
+                    "defaultValue": true
                 }, 
                 {
                     "id": "parallaxUv",
@@ -409,7 +408,7 @@
                     "description": "Quality of parallax mapping.",
                     "type": "Enum",
                     "enumValues": [ "Low", "Medium", "High", "Ultra" ],
-                    "defaultValue": "Medium",
+                    "defaultValue": "Low",
                     "connection": {
                         "type": "ShaderOption",
                         "id": "o_parallax_quality"
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -1141,7 +1140,7 @@
                     "displayName": "Scale",
                     "description": "The total height of the displacement texture map in local model units.",
                     "type": "Float",
-                    "defaultValue": 0.0,
+                    "defaultValue": 0.05,
                     "min": 0.0,
                     "softMax": 0.1,
                     "connection": {
@@ -1170,7 +1169,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -1847,7 +1846,7 @@
                     "displayName": "Scale",
                     "description": "The total height of the displacement texture map in local model units.",
                     "type": "Float",
-                    "defaultValue": 0.0,
+                    "defaultValue": 0.05,
                     "min": 0.0,
                     "softMax": 0.1,
                     "connection": {
@@ -1876,7 +1875,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
@@ -2553,7 +2552,7 @@
                     "displayName": "Scale",
                     "description": "The total height of the displacement texture map in local model units.",
                     "type": "Float",
-                    "defaultValue": 0.0,
+                    "defaultValue": 0.05,
                     "min": 0.0,
                     "softMax": 0.1,
                     "connection": {
@@ -2582,7 +2581,7 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardMultilayerPBR_Displacement.lua

@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ function GetMaterialPropertyDependencies()
     }
 end
 
+function GetShaderOptionDependencies()
+    return {"o_parallax_feature_enabled"}
+end
+
 -- These values must align with LayerBlendSource in StandardMultilayerPBR_Common.azsli.
 LayerBlendSource_BlendMaskTexture = 0
 LayerBlendSource_BlendMaskVertexColors = 1
@@ -50,6 +54,39 @@ function BlendSourceUsesDisplacement(context)
     return blendSourceIncludesDisplacement
 end
 
+function IsParallaxNeededForLayer(context, layerNumber)
+    local enableLayer = true
+    if(layerNumber > 1) then -- layer 1 is always enabled, it is the implicit base layer
+        enableLayer = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("blend.enableLayer" .. layerNumber)
+    end
+
+    if not enableLayer then
+        return false
+    end
+    
+    local parallaxGroupName = "layer" .. layerNumber .. "_parallax."
+
+    local factor = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_float(parallaxGroupName .. "factor")
+    local offset = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_float(parallaxGroupName .. "offset")
+    
+    if factor == 0.0 and offset == 0.0 then
+        return false
+    end
+
+    local hasTexture = nil ~= context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_Image(parallaxGroupName .. "textureMap")
+    local useTexture = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool(parallaxGroupName .. "useTexture")
+    
+    if not hasTexture or not useTexture then
+        factorLayer = 0.0
+    end
+    
+    if factor == 0.0 and offset == 0.0 then
+        return false
+    end
+    
+    return true
+end
+
 -- Calculates the min and max displacement height values encompassing all enabled layers.
 -- @return a table with two values {min,max}. Negative values are below the surface and positive values are above the surface.
 function CalcOverallHeightRange(context)
@@ -114,21 +151,32 @@ function Process(context)
     local heightMinMax = CalcOverallHeightRange(context)
     context:SetShaderConstant_float("m_displacementMin", heightMinMax[0])
     context:SetShaderConstant_float("m_displacementMax", heightMinMax[1])
+    
+    local parallaxFeatureEnabled = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.enable")
+    if parallaxFeatureEnabled then
+        if not IsParallaxNeededForLayer(context, 1) and
+           not IsParallaxNeededForLayer(context, 2) and
+           not IsParallaxNeededForLayer(context, 3) then
+            parallaxFeatureEnabled = false
+        end
+    end
+    
+    context:SetShaderOptionValue_bool("o_parallax_feature_enabled", parallaxFeatureEnabled)
 end
 
 function ProcessEditor(context)
-    local enable = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.enable")
+    local enableParallaxSettings = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.enable")
     
-    local visibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Enabled
-    if(not enable) then
-        visibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Hidden
+    local parallaxSettingVisibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Enabled
+    if(not enableParallaxSettings) then
+        parallaxSettingVisibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Hidden
     end
     
-    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.parallaxUv", visibility)
-    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.algorithm", visibility)
-    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.quality", visibility)
-    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.pdo", visibility)
-    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.showClipping", visibility)
+    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.parallaxUv", parallaxSettingVisibility)
+    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.algorithm", parallaxSettingVisibility)
+    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.quality", parallaxSettingVisibility)
+    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.pdo", parallaxSettingVisibility)
+    context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.showClipping", parallaxSettingVisibility)
     
     if BlendSourceUsesDisplacement(context) then
         context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("blend.displacementBlendDistance", MaterialPropertyVisibility_Enabled)

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR.materialtype

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
                     "displayName": "Opacity Mode",
                     "description": "Opacity mode for this texture.",
                     "type": "Enum",
-                    "enumValues": [ "Opaque", "Cutout", "Blended" ],
+                    "enumValues": [ "Opaque", "Cutout", "Blended", "TintedTransparent" ],
                     "defaultValue": "Opaque",
                     "connection": {
                         "type": "ShaderOption",
@@ -669,12 +669,12 @@
                     "description": "Center point for scaling and rotation transformations.",
                     "type": "vector2",
                     "vectorLabels": [ "U", "V" ],
-                    "defaultValue": [ 0.0, 0.0 ]
+                    "defaultValue": [ 0.5, 0.5 ]
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "tileU",
                     "displayName": "Tile U",
-                    "description": "Scales texture coordinates in V.",
+                    "description": "Scales texture coordinates in U.",
                     "type": "float",
                     "defaultValue": 1.0,
                     "step": 0.1
@@ -879,13 +879,6 @@
                 }
             ],
             "parallax": [
-                {
-                    "id": "enable",
-                    "displayName": "Enable",
-                    "description": "Whether to enable the parallax feature.",
-                    "type": "Bool",
-                    "defaultValue": false
-                },
                 {
                     "id": "textureMap",
                     "displayName": "Texture Map",
@@ -896,6 +889,13 @@
                         "id": "m_depthMap"
                     }
                 },
+                {
+                    "id": "useTexture",
+                    "displayName": "Use Texture",
+                    "description": "Whether to use the texture map.",
+                    "type": "Bool",
+                    "defaultValue": true
+                },
                 {
                     "id": "textureMapUv",
                     "displayName": "UV",
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
                     "displayName": "Heightmap Scale",
                     "description": "The total height of the heightmap in local model units.",
                     "type": "Float",
-                    "defaultValue": 0.0,
+                    "defaultValue": 0.05,
                     "min": 0.0,
                     "softMax": 0.1,
                     "connection": {
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
                     "description": "Select the algorithm to use for parallax mapping.",
                     "type": "Enum",
                     "enumValues": [ "Basic", "Steep", "POM", "Relief", "ContactRefinement" ],
-                    "defaultValue": "Basic",
+                    "defaultValue": "POM",
                     "connection": {
                         "type": "ShaderOption",
                         "id": "o_parallax_algorithm"
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@
                     "type": "float",
                     "defaultValue": 6.0,
                     "min": 0.0,
-                    "softMax":  20.0
+                    "softMax": 20.0
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "transmissionDistortion",
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@
                 }
             ],
             "irradiance": [
-                // Note: this property group is used in the DiffuseGlobalIllumination pass, it is not read by the StandardPBR shader
+                // Note: this property group is used in the DiffuseGlobalIllumination pass and not by the main forward shader
                 {
                     "id": "color",
                     "displayName": "Color",
@@ -1277,18 +1277,18 @@
             "type": "HandleSubsurfaceScatteringParameters",
             "args": {
                 "mode": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionMode",
-                "scale" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionScale",
-                "power" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionPower",
-                "distortion" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionDistortion",
-                "attenuation" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionAttenuation",
-                "tintColor" : "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionTint",
-                "thickness" : "subsurfaceScattering.thickness",
+                "scale": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionScale",
+                "power": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionPower",
+                "distortion": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionDistortion",
+                "attenuation": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionAttenuation",
+                "tintColor": "subsurfaceScattering.transmissionTint",
+                "thickness": "subsurfaceScattering.thickness",
                 "enabled": "subsurfaceScattering.enableSubsurfaceScattering",
-                "scatterDistanceColor" : "subsurfaceScattering.scatterColor",
-                "scatterDistanceIntensity" : "subsurfaceScattering.scatterDistance",
-                "scatterDistanceShaderInput" : "m_scatterDistance",
-                "parametersShaderInput" : "m_transmissionParams",
-                "tintThickenssShaderInput" : "m_transmissionTintThickness"
+                "scatterDistanceColor": "subsurfaceScattering.scatterColor",
+                "scatterDistanceIntensity": "subsurfaceScattering.scatterDistance",
+                "scatterDistanceShaderInput": "m_scatterDistance",
+                "parametersShaderInput": "m_transmissionParams",
+                "tintThickenssShaderInput": "m_transmissionTintThickness"
             }
         },
         {
@@ -1387,15 +1387,6 @@
                 "file": "StandardPBR_HandleOpacityDoubleSided.lua"
             }
         },
-        {
-            "type": "OverrideDrawList",
-            "args": {
-                "triggerProperty": "opacity.mode",
-                "triggerValue": "Blended",
-                "shaderIndex": 1,
-                "drawList": "transparent"
-            }
-        },
         {
             "type": "Lua",
             "args": {

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR_ForwardPass.azsl

@@ -294,6 +294,24 @@ PbrLightingOutput ForwardPassPS_Common(VSOutput IN, bool isFrontFace, out float
         lightingOutput.m_diffuseColor.rgb *= lightingOutput.m_diffuseColor.w; // pre-multiply diffuse
         lightingOutput.m_diffuseColor.rgb += lightingOutput.m_specularColor.rgb; // add specular
     }
+    else if (o_opacity_mode == OpacityMode::TintedTransparent)
+    {
+        // See OpacityMode::Blended above for the basic method. TintedTransparent adds onto the above concept by supporting
+        // colored alpha. This is currently a very basic calculation that uses the baseColor as a multiplier with strength
+        // determined by the alpha. We'll modify this later to be more physically accurate and allow surface depth,
+        // absorption, and interior color to be specified.
+        //
+        // The technique uses dual source blending to allow two separate sources to be part of the blending equation
+        // even though ultimately only a single render target is being written to. m_diffuseColor is render target 0 and
+        // m_specularColor render target 1, and the blend mode is (dest * source1color) + (source * 1.0).
+        //
+        // This means that m_specularColor.rgb (source 1) is multiplied against the destination, then
+        // m_diffuseColor.rgb (source) is added to that, and the final result is stored in render target 0.
+
+        lightingOutput.m_diffuseColor.rgb *= lightingOutput.m_diffuseColor.w; // pre-multiply diffuse
+        lightingOutput.m_diffuseColor.rgb += lightingOutput.m_specularColor.rgb; // add specular
+        lightingOutput.m_specularColor.rgb = baseColor * (1.0 - lightingOutput.m_diffuseColor.w); 
+    }
     else
     {
         // Pack factor and quality, drawback: because of precision limit of float16 cannot represent exact 1, maximum representable value is 0.9961

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR_HandleOpacityMode.lua

@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ function Process(context)
 
     if(opacityMode == OpacityMode_Blended) then
         ConfigureAlphaBlending(context:GetShader(ForwardPassIndex))
+        context:GetShader(ForwardPassIndex):SetDrawListTagOverride("transparent")
     elseif(opacityMode == OpacityMode_TintedTransparent) then
         ConfigureDualSourceBlending(context:GetShader(ForwardPassIndex))
+        context:GetShader(ForwardPassIndex):SetDrawListTagOverride("transparent")
     else
         ResetAlphaBlending(context:GetShader(ForwardPassIndex))
+        context:GetShader(ForwardPassIndex):SetDrawListTagOverride("") -- reset to default draw list
     end
 end
 

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR_ParallaxState.lua

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function GetMaterialPropertyDependencies()
-    return {"parallax.enable", "parallax.textureMap"}
+    return {"parallax.textureMap", "parallax.useTexture"}
 end
 
 function GetShaderOptionDependencies()
@@ -21,27 +21,31 @@ function GetShaderOptionDependencies()
 end
  
 function Process(context)
-    local enable = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.enable")
     local textureMap = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_Image("parallax.textureMap")
+    local useTexture = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.useTexture")
+    local enable = textureMap ~= nil and useTexture 
     context:SetShaderOptionValue_bool("o_parallax_feature_enabled", enable)
-    context:SetShaderOptionValue_bool("o_useDepthMap", enable and textureMap ~= nil)
+    context:SetShaderOptionValue_bool("o_useDepthMap", enable)
 end
 
 function ProcessEditor(context)
-    local enable = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.enable")
-    
-    if enable then
-        context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.textureMap", MaterialPropertyVisibility_Enabled)
-    else 
-        context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.textureMap", MaterialPropertyVisibility_Hidden)
-    end
-    
     local textureMap = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_Image("parallax.textureMap")
-    local visibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Enabled
-    if(not enable or textureMap == nil) then
-        visibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Hidden
+    
+    if textureMap ~= nil then
+        context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.useTexture", MaterialPropertyVisibility_Enabled)
+    else 
+        context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.useTexture", MaterialPropertyVisibility_Hidden)
     end
     
+    local useTexture = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.useTexture")
+
+    local visibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Enabled
+    if(textureMap == nil) then
+        visibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Hidden
+    elseif not useTexture then
+        visibility = MaterialPropertyVisibility_Disabled
+    end
+        
     context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.factor", visibility)
     context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.offset", visibility)
     context:SetMaterialPropertyVisibility("parallax.showClipping", visibility)

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Materials/Types/StandardPBR_ShaderEnable.lua

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function GetMaterialPropertyDependencies()
-    return {"opacity.mode", "parallax.enable", "parallax.pdo"}
+    return {"opacity.mode", "parallax.textureMap", "parallax.useTexture", "parallax.pdo"}
 end
 
 OpacityMode_Opaque = 0
@@ -21,41 +21,61 @@ OpacityMode_Cutout = 1
 OpacityMode_Blended = 2
 OpacityMode_TintedTransparent = 3
 
+function TryGetShaderByTag(context, shaderTag)
+    if context:HasShaderWithTag(shaderTag) then
+        return context:GetShaderByTag(shaderTag)
+    else
+        return nil
+    end
+end
+
+function TrySetShaderEnabled(shader, enabled)
+    if shader then 
+        shader:SetEnabled(enabled)
+    end
+end
+
 function Process(context)
     local opacityMode = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_enum("opacity.mode")
-    local parallaxEnabled = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.enable")
+    local displacementMap = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_Image("parallax.textureMap")
+    local useDisplacementMap = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.useTexture")
+    local parallaxEnabled = displacementMap ~= nil and useDisplacementMap
     local parallaxPdoEnabled = context:GetMaterialPropertyValue_bool("parallax.pdo")
     
     local depthPass = context:GetShaderByTag("DepthPass")
     local shadowMap = context:GetShaderByTag("Shadowmap")
     local forwardPassEDS = context:GetShaderByTag("ForwardPass_EDS")
-    local lowEndForwardEDS = context:GetShaderByTag("LowEndForward_EDS")
 
     local depthPassWithPS = context:GetShaderByTag("DepthPass_WithPS")
     local shadowMapWithPS = context:GetShaderByTag("Shadowmap_WithPS")
     local forwardPass = context:GetShaderByTag("ForwardPass")
-    local lowEndForward = context:GetShaderByTag("LowEndForward")
+
+    -- Use TryGetShaderByTag because these shaders only exist in StandardPBR but this script is also used for EnhancedPBR
+    local lowEndForwardEDS = TryGetShaderByTag(context, "LowEndForward_EDS")
+    local lowEndForward = TryGetShaderByTag(context, "LowEndForward")
     
     if parallaxEnabled and parallaxPdoEnabled then
         depthPass:SetEnabled(false)
         shadowMap:SetEnabled(false)
         forwardPassEDS:SetEnabled(false)
-        lowEndForwardEDS:SetEnabled(false)
         
         depthPassWithPS:SetEnabled(true)
         shadowMapWithPS:SetEnabled(true)
         forwardPass:SetEnabled(true)
-        lowEndForward:SetEnabled(true)
+
+        TrySetShaderEnabled(lowEndForwardEDS, false)
+        TrySetShaderEnabled(lowEndForward, true)
     else
         depthPass:SetEnabled(opacityMode == OpacityMode_Opaque)
         shadowMap:SetEnabled(opacityMode == OpacityMode_Opaque)
         forwardPassEDS:SetEnabled((opacityMode == OpacityMode_Opaque) or (opacityMode == OpacityMode_Blended) or (opacityMode == OpacityMode_TintedTransparent))
-        lowEndForwardEDS:SetEnabled((opacityMode == OpacityMode_Opaque) or (opacityMode == OpacityMode_Blended) or (opacityMode == OpacityMode_TintedTransparent))
         
         depthPassWithPS:SetEnabled(opacityMode == OpacityMode_Cutout)
         shadowMapWithPS:SetEnabled(opacityMode == OpacityMode_Cutout)
         forwardPass:SetEnabled(opacityMode == OpacityMode_Cutout)
-        lowEndForward:SetEnabled(opacityMode == OpacityMode_Cutout)
+
+        TrySetShaderEnabled(lowEndForwardEDS, (opacityMode == OpacityMode_Opaque) or (opacityMode == OpacityMode_Blended) or (opacityMode == OpacityMode_TintedTransparent))
+        TrySetShaderEnabled(lowEndForward, opacityMode == OpacityMode_Cutout)
     end
     
     context:GetShaderByTag("DepthPassTransparentMin"):SetEnabled((opacityMode == OpacityMode_Blended) or (opacityMode == OpacityMode_TintedTransparent))

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/DiffuseProbeGrid/DiffuseProbeGridFeatureProcessorInterface.h

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 #include <AzCore/base.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Public/FeatureProcessor.h>
+#include <Atom/RHI.Reflect/Size.h>
+#include <Atom/RPI.Reflect/Image/StreamingImageAsset.h>
+#include <Atom/RPI.Reflect/Image/Image.h>
 
 namespace AZ
 {
@@ -23,6 +26,57 @@ namespace AZ
 
         using DiffuseProbeGridHandle = AZStd::shared_ptr<DiffuseProbeGrid>;
 
+        enum class DiffuseProbeGridMode : uint8_t
+        {
+            RealTime,
+            Baked,
+            AutoSelect
+        };
+
+        enum class DiffuseProbeGridTextureNotificationType
+        {
+            None,
+            Ready,
+            Error
+        };
+
+        struct DiffuseProbeGridTexture
+        {
+            const AZStd::shared_ptr<AZStd::vector<uint8_t>> m_data;
+            RHI::Format m_format;
+            RHI::Size m_size;
+        };
+
+        static const char* DiffuseProbeGridIrradianceFileName = "Irradiance_lutrgba16.dds";
+        static const char* DiffuseProbeGridDistanceFileName = "Distance_lutrg32f.dds";
+        static const char* DiffuseProbeGridRelocationFileName = "Relocation_lutrgba16f.dds";
+        static const char* DiffuseProbeGridClassificationFileName = "Classification_lutr32f.dds";
+
+        using DiffuseProbeGridBakeTexturesCallback = AZStd::function<void(
+            DiffuseProbeGridTexture irradianceTexture,
+            DiffuseProbeGridTexture distanceTexture,
+            DiffuseProbeGridTexture relocationTexture,
+            DiffuseProbeGridTexture classificationTexture)>;
+
+        struct DiffuseProbeGridBakedTextures
+        {
+            // irradiance and distance images can be used directly 
+            Data::Instance<RPI::Image> m_irradianceImage;
+            AZStd::string m_irradianceImageRelativePath;
+
+            Data::Instance<RPI::Image> m_distanceImage;
+            AZStd::string m_distanceImageRelativePath;
+
+            // relocation and classification images need to be recreated as RW textures
+            RHI::ImageDescriptor m_relocationImageDescriptor;
+            AZStd::array_view<uint8_t> m_relocationImageData;
+            AZStd::string m_relocationImageRelativePath;
+
+            RHI::ImageDescriptor m_classificationImageDescriptor;
+            AZStd::array_view<uint8_t> m_classificationImageData;
+            AZStd::string m_classificationImageRelativePath;
+        };
+
         // DiffuseProbeGridFeatureProcessorInterface provides an interface to the feature processor for code outside of Atom
         class DiffuseProbeGridFeatureProcessorInterface
             : public RPI::FeatureProcessor
@@ -44,6 +98,29 @@ namespace AZ
             virtual void Enable(const DiffuseProbeGridHandle& probeGrid, bool enable) = 0;
             virtual void SetGIShadows(const DiffuseProbeGridHandle& probeGrid, bool giShadows) = 0;
             virtual void SetUseDiffuseIbl(const DiffuseProbeGridHandle& probeGrid, bool useDiffuseIbl) = 0;
+            virtual void SetMode(const DiffuseProbeGridHandle& probeGrid, DiffuseProbeGridMode mode) = 0;
+            virtual void SetBakedTextures(const DiffuseProbeGridHandle& probeGrid, const DiffuseProbeGridBakedTextures& bakedTextures) = 0;
+
+            virtual void BakeTextures(
+                const DiffuseProbeGridHandle& probeGrid,
+                DiffuseProbeGridBakeTexturesCallback callback,
+                const AZStd::string& irradianceTextureRelativePath,
+                const AZStd::string& distanceTextureRelativePath,
+                const AZStd::string& relocationTextureRelativePath,
+                const AZStd::string& classificationTextureRelativePath) = 0;
+
+            // check for and retrieve a new baked texture asset (does not apply to hot-reloaded assets, only initial bakes)
+            virtual bool CheckTextureAssetNotification(
+                const AZStd::string& relativePath,
+                Data::Asset<RPI::StreamingImageAsset>& outTextureAsset,
+                DiffuseProbeGridTextureNotificationType& outNotificationType) = 0;
+
+            virtual bool AreBakedTexturesReferenced(
+                const AZStd::string& irradianceTextureRelativePath,
+                const AZStd::string& distanceTextureRelativePath,
+                const AZStd::string& relocationTextureRelativePath,
+                const AZStd::string& classificationTextureRelativePath) = 0;
+
         };
     } // namespace Render
 } // namespace AZ

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Utils/EditorRenderComponentAdapter.h

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /*
-* All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
-* its licensors.
-*
-* For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
-* distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
-* or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
-* remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-*
-*/
+ * All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+ * its licensors.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+ * distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+ * or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+ * remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ */
 
 #pragma once
 
@@ -26,14 +26,15 @@ namespace AZ
             , public AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityVisibilityNotificationBus::Handler
         {
         public:
-
             using BaseClass = AzToolsFramework::Components::EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>;
-            AZ_RTTI((EditorRenderComponentAdapter, "{AAF38BE4-EA2F-408B-9C44-63C7FBAC6B33}", TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration), BaseClass);
+            AZ_RTTI(
+                (EditorRenderComponentAdapter, "{AAF38BE4-EA2F-408B-9C44-63C7FBAC6B33}", TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration),
+                BaseClass);
 
             static void Reflect(AZ::ReflectContext* context);
 
             EditorRenderComponentAdapter() = default;
-            EditorRenderComponentAdapter(const TConfiguration& config);
+            explicit EditorRenderComponentAdapter(const TConfiguration& config);
 
             // AzToolsFramework::Components::EditorComponentAdapter overrides
             void Activate() override;
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ namespace AZ
 
             // Convert pre-existing EditorCompnentAdapter based serialized data to EditorRenderComponentAdapter
             template<int TVersion>
-            static bool ConvertToEditorRenderComponentAdapter(AZ::SerializeContext& context, AZ::SerializeContext::DataElementNode& classElement);
+            static bool ConvertToEditorRenderComponentAdapter(
+                AZ::SerializeContext& context, AZ::SerializeContext::DataElementNode& classElement);
         };
     } // namespace Render
 } // namespace AZ

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Include/Atom/Feature/Utils/EditorRenderComponentAdapter.inl

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /*
-* All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
-* its licensors.
-*
-* For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
-* distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
-* or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
-* remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-*
-*/
+ * All or portions of this file Copyright (c) Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates or
+ * its licensors.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license terms please see the LICENSE at the root of this
+ * distribution (the "License"). All use of this software is governed by the License,
+ * or, if provided, by the license below or the license accompanying this file. Do not
+ * remove or modify any license notices. This file is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ */
 
 #include <Atom/Feature/Utils/EditorRenderComponentAdapter.h>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/Entity/EditorEntityInfoBus.h>
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ namespace AZ
     {
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
         template<int TVersion>
-        bool EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::ConvertToEditorRenderComponentAdapter(AZ::SerializeContext& context, AZ::SerializeContext::DataElementNode& classElement)
+        bool EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::ConvertToEditorRenderComponentAdapter(
+            AZ::SerializeContext& context, AZ::SerializeContext::DataElementNode& classElement)
         {
             if (classElement.GetVersion() < TVersion)
             {
-                // Get the and remove the EditorComponentAdapter base class data that was previpously serialized
+                // Get the and remove the EditorComponentAdapter base class data that was previously serialized
                 AzToolsFramework::Components::EditorComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration> oldBaseClassData;
 
                 if (!classElement.FindSubElementAndGetData(AZ_CRC("BaseClass1", 0xd4925735), oldBaseClassData))
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ namespace AZ
                 // Replace the old base class data with EditorRenderComponentAdapter
                 EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration> newBaseClassData;
 
-                AZ::SerializeContext::DataElementNode& newBaseClassElement = classElement.GetSubElement(
-                    classElement.AddElementWithData(context, "BaseClass1", newBaseClassData));
+                AZ::SerializeContext::DataElementNode& newBaseClassElement =
+                    classElement.GetSubElement(classElement.AddElementWithData(context, "BaseClass1", newBaseClassData));
 
                 // Overwrite EditorRenderComponentAdapter base class data with retrieved EditorComponentAdapter base class data
                 if (!newBaseClassElement.RemoveElementByName(AZ_CRC("BaseClass1", 0xd4925735)))
@@ -62,25 +63,24 @@ namespace AZ
         {
             BaseClass::Reflect(context);
 
-            if (AZ::SerializeContext* serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context))
+            if (auto serializeContext = azrtti_cast<AZ::SerializeContext*>(context))
             {
-                serializeContext->Class<EditorRenderComponentAdapter, BaseClass>()
-                    ->Version(0)
-                    ;
+                serializeContext->Class<EditorRenderComponentAdapter, BaseClass>()->Version(0);
 
                 if (AZ::EditContext* editContext = serializeContext->GetEditContext())
                 {
-                    editContext->Class<EditorRenderComponentAdapter>(
-                        "EditorRenderComponentAdapter", "")
+                    // clang-format off
+                    editContext->Class<EditorRenderComponentAdapter>("EditorRenderComponentAdapter", "")
                         ->ClassElement(AZ::Edit::ClassElements::EditorData, "")
-                            ->Attribute(AZ::Edit::Attributes::AutoExpand, true)
-                        ;
+                            ->Attribute(AZ::Edit::Attributes::AutoExpand, true);
+                    // clang-format on
                 }
             }
         }
 
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
-        EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::EditorRenderComponentAdapter(const TConfiguration& config)
+        EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::EditorRenderComponentAdapter(
+            const TConfiguration& config)
             : BaseClass(config)
         {
         }
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ namespace AZ
         bool EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::IsVisible() const
         {
             bool visible = true;
-            AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityInfoRequestBus::EventResult(visible, this->GetEntityId(), &AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityInfoRequestBus::Events::IsVisible);
+            AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityInfoRequestBus::EventResult(
+                visible, this->GetEntityId(), &AzToolsFramework::EditorEntityInfoRequestBus::Events::IsVisible);
             return visible;
         }
 
@@ -114,15 +115,16 @@ namespace AZ
         }
 
         template<typename TController, typename TRuntimeComponent, typename TConfiguration>
-        void EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::OnEntityVisibilityChanged([[maybe_unused]] bool visibility)
+        void EditorRenderComponentAdapter<TController, TRuntimeComponent, TConfiguration>::OnEntityVisibilityChanged(
+            [[maybe_unused]] bool visibility)
         {
             this->m_controller.Deactivate();
 
             if (this->ShouldActivateController())
             {
-                this->m_controller.Activate(this->GetEntityId());
+                AzFramework::Components::ComponentActivateHelper<TController>::Activate(
+                    this->m_controller, AZ::EntityComponentIdPair(this->GetEntityId(), this->GetId()));
             }
         }
-
     } // namespace Render
 } // namespace AZ

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/CommonSystemComponent.cpp

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <Source/Material/UseTextureFunctor.h>
 #include <Source/Material/SubsurfaceTransmissionParameterFunctor.h>
 #include <Source/Material/Transform2DFunctor.h>
-#include <Source/Material/ShaderEnableFunctor.h>
-#include <Source/Material/PropertyVisibilityFunctor.h>
 #include <Source/Material/DrawListFunctor.h>
 #include <Source/Material/ConvertEmissiveUnitFunctor.h>
 
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ namespace AZ
             ProjectedShadowFeatureProcessor::Reflect(context);
             SkyBoxFeatureProcessor::Reflect(context);
             UseTextureFunctor::Reflect(context);
-            PropertyVisibilityFunctor::Reflect(context);
             DrawListFunctor::Reflect(context);
             SubsurfaceTransmissionParameterFunctor::Reflect(context);
             Transform2DFunctor::Reflect(context);
@@ -128,7 +125,6 @@ namespace AZ
             DisplayMapperPassData::Reflect(context);
             ConvertEmissiveUnitFunctor::Reflect(context);
             LookupTableAsset::Reflect(context);
-            ShaderEnableFunctor::Reflect(context);
             ReflectionProbeFeatureProcessor::Reflect(context);
             DecalTextureArrayFeatureProcessor::Reflect(context);
             SMAAFeatureProcessor::Reflect(context);

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Decals/DecalFeatureProcessor.cpp

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ namespace AZ
             if (handle.IsValid())
             {
                 Quaternion orientation = world.GetRotation();
-                Vector3 scale = world.GetScale() * nonUniformScale;
+                Vector3 scale = world.GetUniformScale() * nonUniformScale;
 
                 SetDecalHalfSize(handle, scale);
                 SetDecalPosition(handle, world.GetTranslation());

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/Decals/DecalTextureArrayFeatureProcessor.cpp

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace AZ
         {
             if (handle.IsValid())
             {
-                SetDecalHalfSize(handle, nonUniformScale * world.GetScale());
+                SetDecalHalfSize(handle, nonUniformScale * world.GetUniformScale());
                 SetDecalPosition(handle, world.GetTranslation());
                 SetDecalOrientation(handle, world.GetRotation());
 

Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Code/Source/DiffuseProbeGrid/DiffuseProbeGrid.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <Atom/RHI.Reflect/ShaderResourceGroupLayoutDescriptor.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Public/Shader/ShaderResourceGroup.h>
 #include <DiffuseProbeGrid/DiffuseProbeGrid.h>
+#include <Atom/RPI.Public/Image/StreamingImage.h>
 #include <Atom/RPI.Public/View.h>
 #include <Atom/RHI/RHISystemInterface.h>
 #include <Atom/RHI/Factory.h>
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ namespace AZ
 {
     namespace Render
     {
+        DiffuseProbeGrid::DiffuseProbeGrid()
+            : m_textureReadback(this)
+        {
+        }
+
         DiffuseProbeGrid::~DiffuseProbeGrid()
         {
             m_scene->GetCullingScene()->UnregisterCullable(m_cullable);
@@ -166,6 +172,84 @@ namespace AZ
             m_updateRenderObjectSrg = true;
         }
 
+        void DiffuseProbeGrid::SetMode(DiffuseProbeGridMode mode)
+        {
+            // handle auto-select
+            if (mode == DiffuseProbeGridMode::AutoSelect)
+            {
+                RHI::Ptr<RHI::Device> device = RHI::RHISystemInterface::Get()->GetDevice();
+                m_mode = (device->GetFeatures().m_rayTracing) ? DiffuseProbeGridMode::RealTime : DiffuseProbeGridMode::Baked;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                m_mode = mode;
+            }
+
+            m_updateTextures = true;
+        }
+
+        void DiffuseProbeGrid::SetBakedTextures(const DiffuseProbeGridBakedTextures& bakedTextures)
+        {
+            AZ_Assert(bakedTextures.m_irradianceImage.get(), "Invalid Irradiance image passed to SetBakedTextures");
+            AZ_Assert(bakedTextures.m_distanceImage.get(), "Invalid Distance image passed to SetBakedTextures");
+            AZ_Assert(bakedTextures.m_relocationImageData.size() > 0, "Invalid Relocation image data passed to SetBakedTextures");
+            AZ_Assert(bakedTextures.m_classificationImageData.size() > 0, "Invalid Classification image data passed to SetBakedTextures");
+
+            m_bakedIrradianceImage = bakedTextures.m_irradianceImage;
+            m_bakedDistanceImage = bakedTextures.m_distanceImage;
+
+            m_bakedIrradianceRelativePath = bakedTextures.m_irradianceImageRelativePath;
+            m_bakedDistanceRelativePath = bakedTextures.m_distanceImageRelativePath;
+            m_bakedRelocationRelativePath = bakedTextures.m_relocationImageRelativePath;
+            m_bakedClassificationRelativePath = bakedTextures.m_classificationImageRelativePath;
+
+            m_bakedRelocationImageData.resize(bakedTextures.m_relocationImageData.size());
+            memcpy(m_bakedRelocationImageData.data(), bakedTextures.m_relocationImageData.data(), bakedTextures.m_relocationImageData.size());
+
+            m_bakedClassificationImageData.resize(bakedTextures.m_classificationImageData.size());
+            memcpy(m_bakedClassificationImageData.data(), bakedTextures.m_classificationImageData.data(), bakedTextures.m_classificationImageData.size());
+
+            // create the relocation and distance RW textures now, these are needed for shader compatibility
+            // (image data is copied in UpdateTextures)
+            {
+                m_bakedRelocationImage = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+                RHI::ImageInitRequest initRequest;
+                initRequest.m_image = m_bakedRelocationImage.get();
+                initRequest.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(
+                    RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite | RHI::ImageBindFlags::CopyRead,
+                    bakedTextures.m_relocationImageDescriptor.m_size.m_width,
+                    bakedTextures.m_relocationImageDescriptor.m_size.m_height,
+                    bakedTextures.m_relocationImageDescriptor.m_format);
+
+                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(initRequest);
+                AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize Relocation image");
+            }
+            
+            {
+                m_bakedClassificationImage = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+                RHI::ImageInitRequest initRequest;
+                initRequest.m_image = m_bakedClassificationImage.get();
+                initRequest.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(
+                    RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite | RHI::ImageBindFlags::CopyRead,
+                    bakedTextures.m_classificationImageDescriptor.m_size.m_width,
+                    bakedTextures.m_classificationImageDescriptor.m_size.m_height,
+                    bakedTextures.m_classificationImageDescriptor.m_format);
+
+                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(initRequest);
+                AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize Classification image");
+            }
+
+            m_updateTextures = true;
+        }
+
+        bool DiffuseProbeGrid::HasValidBakedTextures() const
+        {
+            return m_bakedIrradianceImage.get() &&
+                m_bakedDistanceImage.get() &&
+                m_bakedRelocationImage.get() &&
+                m_bakedClassificationImage.get();
+        }
+
         uint32_t DiffuseProbeGrid::GetTotalProbeCount() const
         {
             return m_probeCountX * m_probeCountY * m_probeCountZ;
@@ -188,83 +272,117 @@ namespace AZ
 
             RHI::Ptr<RHI::Device> device = RHI::RHISystemInterface::Get()->GetDevice();
 
-            // advance to the next image in the frame image array
-            m_currentImageIndex = (m_currentImageIndex + 1) % ImageFrameCount;
-
-            // probe raytrace
-            {
-                uint32_t width = m_numRaysPerProbe;
-                uint32_t height = GetTotalProbeCount();
-
-                m_rayTraceImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
-
-                RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
-                request.m_image = m_rayTraceImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
-                request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::RayTraceImageFormat);
-                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
-                AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeRayTraceImage image");
-            }
-
             uint32_t probeCountX;
             uint32_t probeCountY;
             GetTexture2DProbeCount(probeCountX, probeCountY);
 
-            // probe irradiance
+            if (m_mode == DiffuseProbeGridMode::RealTime)
             {
-                uint32_t width = probeCountX * (DefaultNumIrradianceTexels + 2);
-                uint32_t height = probeCountY * (DefaultNumIrradianceTexels + 2);
+                // advance to the next image in the frame image array
+                m_currentImageIndex = (m_currentImageIndex + 1) % ImageFrameCount;
 
-                m_irradianceImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+                // probe raytrace
+                {
+                    uint32_t width = m_numRaysPerProbe;
+                    uint32_t height = GetTotalProbeCount();
 
-                RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
-                request.m_image = m_irradianceImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
-                request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::IrradianceImageFormat);
-                RHI::ClearValue clearValue = RHI::ClearValue::CreateVector4Float(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
-                request.m_optimizedClearValue = &clearValue;
-                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
-                AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeIrradianceImage image");
+                    m_rayTraceImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+
+                    RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
+                    request.m_image = m_rayTraceImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
+                    request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite | RHI::ImageBindFlags::CopyRead, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::RayTraceImageFormat);
+                    [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
+                    AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeRayTraceImage image");
+                }
+
+                // probe irradiance
+                {
+                    uint32_t width = probeCountX * (DefaultNumIrradianceTexels + 2);
+                    uint32_t height = probeCountY * (DefaultNumIrradianceTexels + 2);
+
+                    m_irradianceImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+
+                    RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
+                    request.m_image = m_irradianceImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
+                    request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite | RHI::ImageBindFlags::CopyRead, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::IrradianceImageFormat);
+                    RHI::ClearValue clearValue = RHI::ClearValue::CreateVector4Float(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+                    request.m_optimizedClearValue = &clearValue;
+                    [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
+                    AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeIrradianceImage image");
+                }
+
+                // probe distance
+                {
+                    uint32_t width = probeCountX * (DefaultNumDistanceTexels + 2);
+                    uint32_t height = probeCountY * (DefaultNumDistanceTexels + 2);
+
+                    m_distanceImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+
+                    RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
+                    request.m_image = m_distanceImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
+                    request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite | RHI::ImageBindFlags::CopyRead, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::DistanceImageFormat);
+                    [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
+                    AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeDistanceImage image");
+                }
+
+                // probe relocation
+                {
+                    uint32_t width = probeCountX;
+                    uint32_t height = probeCountY;
+
+                    m_relocationImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+
+                    RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
+                    request.m_image = m_relocationImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
+                    request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite | RHI::ImageBindFlags::CopyRead, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::RelocationImageFormat);
+                    [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
+                    AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeRelocationImage image");
+                }
+
+                // probe classification
+                {
+                    uint32_t width = probeCountX;
+                    uint32_t height = probeCountY;
+
+                    m_classificationImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+
+                    RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
+                    request.m_image = m_classificationImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
+                    request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite | RHI::ImageBindFlags::CopyRead, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::ClassificationImageFormat);
+                    [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
+                    AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeClassificationImage image");
+                }
             }
-
-            // probe distance
+            else if (m_mode == DiffuseProbeGridMode::Baked && HasValidBakedTextures())
             {
-                uint32_t width = probeCountX * (DefaultNumDistanceTexels + 2);
-                uint32_t height = probeCountY * (DefaultNumDistanceTexels + 2);
+                // copy the baked relocation and classification texture data to the RW textures
+                // (these need to be RW for shader compatibility)
+                RHI::ImageSubresourceRange range{ 0, 0, 0 ,0 };
+                RHI::ImageSubresourceLayoutPlaced layout;
 
-                m_distanceImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
+                // relocation
+                {
+                    m_bakedRelocationImage->GetSubresourceLayouts(range, &layout, nullptr);
 
-                RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
-                request.m_image = m_distanceImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
-                request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::DistanceImageFormat);
-                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
-                AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeDistanceImage image");
-            }
+                    RHI::ImageUpdateRequest updateRequest;
+                    updateRequest.m_image = m_bakedRelocationImage.get();
+                    updateRequest.m_sourceSubresourceLayout = layout;
+                    updateRequest.m_sourceData = m_bakedRelocationImageData.data();
+                    updateRequest.m_imageSubresourcePixelOffset = RHI::Origin(0, 0, 0);
+                    m_renderData->m_imagePool->UpdateImageContents(updateRequest);
+                }
 
-            // probe relocation
-            {
-                uint32_t width = probeCountX;
-                uint32_t height = probeCountY;
+                // classification
+                {
+                    m_bakedClassificationImage->GetSubresourceLayouts(range, &layout, nullptr);
 
-                m_relocationImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
-
-                RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
-                request.m_image = m_relocationImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
-                request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::RelocationImageFormat);
-                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
-                AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeRelocationImage image");
-            }
-
-            // probe classification
-            {
-                uint32_t width = probeCountX;
-                uint32_t height = probeCountY;
-
-                m_classificationImage[m_currentImageIndex] = RHI::Factory::Get().CreateImage();
-
-                RHI::ImageInitRequest request;
-                request.m_image = m_classificationImage[m_currentImageIndex].get();
-                request.m_descriptor = RHI::ImageDescriptor::Create2D(RHI::ImageBindFlags::ShaderReadWrite, width, height, DiffuseProbeGridRenderData::ClassificationImageFormat);
-                [[maybe_unused]] RHI::ResultCode result = m_renderData->m_imagePool->InitImage(request);
-                AZ_Assert(result == RHI::ResultCode::Success, "Failed to initialize m_probeClassificationImage image");
+                    RHI::ImageUpdateRequest updateRequest;
+                    updateRequest.m_image = m_bakedClassificationImage.get();
+                    updateRequest.m_sourceSubresourceLayout = layout;
+                    updateRequest.m_sourceData = m_bakedClassificationImageData.data();
+                    updateRequest.m_imageSubresourcePixelOffset = RHI::Origin(0, 0, 0);
+                    m_renderData->m_imagePool->UpdateImageContents(updateRequest);
+                }
             }
 
             m_updateTextures = false;
@@ -639,16 +757,16 @@ namespace AZ
             m_renderObjectSrg->SetConstant(constantIndex, m_ambientMultiplier);
 
             imageIndex = srgLayout->FindShaderInputImageIndex(Name("m_probeIrradiance"));
-            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, m_irradianceImage[m_currentImageIndex]->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeIrradianceImageViewDescriptor).get());
+            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, GetIrradianceImage()->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeIrradianceImageViewDescriptor).get());
 
             imageIndex = srgLayout->FindShaderInputImageIndex(Name("m_probeDistance"));
-            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, m_distanceImage[m_currentImageIndex]->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeDistanceImageViewDescriptor).get());
+            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, GetDistanceImage()->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeDistanceImageViewDescriptor).get());
 
             imageIndex = srgLayout->FindShaderInputImageIndex(Name("m_probeOffsets"));
-            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, m_relocationImage[m_currentImageIndex]->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeRelocationImageViewDescriptor).get());
+            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, GetRelocationImage()->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeRelocationImageViewDescriptor).get());
 
             imageIndex = srgLayout->FindShaderInputImageIndex(Name("m_probeStates"));
-            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, m_classificationImage[m_currentImageIndex]->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeClassificationImageViewDescriptor).get());
+            m_renderObjectSrg->SetImageView(imageIndex, GetClassificationImage()->GetImageView(m_renderData->m_probeClassificationImageViewDescriptor).get());
 
             SetGridConstants(m_renderObjectSrg);