Merge commit 'bf4f52e146b09a3171c98926e29d0101be868dc8' into puvvadar/gitflow_211118_o3de

Code/Editor/Plugins/ComponentEntityEditorPlugin/SandboxIntegration.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <AzCore/Component/ComponentApplicationBus.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/Entity.h>
 #include <AzCore/Component/TransformBus.h>
-#include <AzCore/Console/IConsole.h>
 #include <AzCore/Debug/Profiler.h>
 #include <AzCore/Math/Transform.h>
 #include <AzCore/RTTI/AttributeReader.h>
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/PropertyEditor/EntityPropertyEditor.hxx>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/UI/Layer/NameConflictWarning.hxx>
 #include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorHelpers.h>
+#include <AzToolsFramework/ViewportSelection/EditorSelectionUtil.h>
 #include <MathConversion.h>
 
 #include <Atom/RPI.Public/ViewportContext.h>
@@ -1394,13 +1394,13 @@ void SandboxIntegrationManager::ContextMenu_NewEntity()
 {
     AZ::Vector3 worldPosition = AZ::Vector3::CreateZero();
 
-    CViewport* view = GetIEditor()->GetViewManager()->GetGameViewport();
     // If we don't have a viewport active to aid in placement, the object
     // will be created at the origin.
-    if (view)
+    if (CViewport* view = GetIEditor()->GetViewManager()->GetGameViewport())
     {
-        const QPoint viewPoint(static_cast<int>(m_contextMenuViewPoint.GetX()), static_cast<int>(m_contextMenuViewPoint.GetY()));
-        worldPosition = view->GetHitLocation(viewPoint);
+        worldPosition = AzToolsFramework::FindClosestPickIntersection(
+            view->GetViewportId(), AzFramework::ScreenPointFromVector2(m_contextMenuViewPoint), AzToolsFramework::EditorPickRayLength,
+            GetDefaultEntityPlacementDistance());
     }
 
     CreateNewEntityAtPosition(worldPosition);