Certify rendered HLMV/HLMV++ model preview

[dayflaree]

Objective

Complete a future successful rendered HLMV/HLMV++ model-preview validation row.

Background

Issue #135 recorded real HLMV++ launch plumbing and a Proton/runtime failure before any rendered window opened. The project still lacks evidence that a model is visibly rendered in HLMV or HLMV++.

Required work

• Use a real runnable HLMV or HLMV++ environment.
• Use a redistributable or local synthetic model package.
• Launch through sourceweaver model-preview --launch.
• Capture evidence that the viewer window opened and rendered the model.
• Record materials/model companion resolution status.
• Record logs, screenshots if allowed, tool path/version/build, runtime mode, and hashes.
• Update docs/model-tooling.md with a successful rendered-preview row.

Acceptance criteria

• A real HLMV/HLMV++ process opens a rendered viewer window.
• Evidence shows the model was loaded/rendered.
• Source Weaver report captures successful launch status.
• Limitations such as material fidelity, animations, and runtime mode are stated.
• No proprietary model/game content, viewer binaries, screenshots with private content, or private assets are committed.

Non-goals

• Do not claim rendered preview success from metadata-only parsing.
• Do not claim success from a failed HLMV++ launch.

[dayflaree]

Blocker status checked after completing all currently actionable tickets.

Result

This remains open. I did not certify rendered HLMV/HLMV++ model preview because no real HLMV/HLMV++ rendered window/model evidence was produced. Existing evidence records external launch plumbing and failure before a rendered window opened.

Commands run

cd /home/elijah/projects/sourceweaver
git status --short --branch
gh issue view 146 --repo dayflaree/sourceweaver --json number,title,state,body,labels,comments
date -Iseconds
uname -a
command -v hlmv || true
command -v hlmv.exe || true
command -v hlmvplusplus || true
command -v hlmv++ || true
rg -n "Rendered HLMV/HLMV\+\+ model preview|rendered model preview|not certified|failure evidence|future issue #146|HLMV/HLMV\+\+" README.md CHANGELOG.md docs/model-tooling.md docs/model-rendering-roadmap.md docs/release.md docs/compatibility-matrix.md

Evidence

• Repository status before check: clean on main tracking origin/main.
• No hlmv, hlmv.exe, hlmvplusplus, or hlmv++ command was available from the local shell.
• Docs and release notes keep rendered HLMV/HLMV++ model preview as failure evidence only / not certified.
• No rendered external viewer window, screenshot, model path, viewer log, or successful preview evidence was produced.

Blocker log:

2308fc878f81235ca113a988b5e0cbdc6568832e277bbaee17be75853f7ee160  /tmp/sourceweaver-issue146-blocker-check.log

Required evidence to close later

• Real HLMV or HLMV++ executable path/version.
• Legal model asset or redistributable synthetic model package.
• Source Weaver command/report showing viewer launch.
• Evidence that a rendered model window opened, with logs/screenshots/recording handled under redistribution boundaries.
• Artifact paths and SHA-256 hashes.

Redistribution and legal boundary

No HLMV/HLMV++ binary, model asset, MDL/VVD/VTX/PHY file, screenshot, viewer log, game content, private path, or private user asset was committed or redistributed. This comment records the blocker and leaves the future-certification ticket open.