Foliage does not paint on actors that have "auto generate collision" turned off during import.
Regression (yes) issue (does not) occur in 4.12.5
Results
Foliage will paint over the static mesh from the browser, but paint through the mesh imported without "auto generate collision".
Expected
Foliage paints on both, as the line trace for foliage placement checks for visibility, not collision.
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