Even if I hide blocking volumes, the foliage brush insists on painting on them.
Is this expected behaviour?
Yes this is expected behavior they are considered meshes or BSP one of the two. I like to hide/move/delete blocking volumes temporarily when doing foilgae painting. You can also try pressing G for game mode to hide them or hiding them in the view options.
Hope this helps
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Thank you, that makes sense.