Piaggio "Avanti II" P180 - Hinges, Cockpit, and Cabin Interior
The first image is just for fun... Couldn't resist doing a takeoff shot.
The next two renderings are exactly the same, except for one thing. The first render of the cockpit area used modo's "physical sun" option. With only one step, I put it in PhotoShop and did an "auto levels", to produce the second version. Interesting that it's so simple.
New... I've installed offset hinges on all of the fuselage doors, added a color map for the instrument panel, finished the canard, wing, and tail tip fairings, and done some cleanup of the cabin interior. I'll do as much in the cabin as memory allows. We'll see...
The other renders here use Global Illumination, and kind of show off the landing gear areas.
Interior cleanup
First step was to refine the cockpit area a little, which you can see in this first image. Next, the interior fit... If you have a close look at the interior images above, you'll see that I didn't achieve the precision fit I was looking for, especially around the forward door and emergency exit. So, I rebuilt the interior shell, and also bridged the interior edges of the windows with the exterior fuselage. Now it's much better, and I can proceed with the cabin details.
Looking more accurate now, with the interior window edges bridged to the exterior.
The Cockpit...
Added the hat switches and push buttons on the control columns, and UV'd the instrument panel.
This panel isn't as complex as it seems. Below, you can see the actual geometry, then the same geometry with the materials and UV maps. Because of the quality of the instrument panel photo I had, which was orthographic, the panel came out quite nice this way. So, unlike my Cessna T-50 project, I didn't feel the need to actually model each instrument and dial. Since this is a modern aircraft, it's probably best anyway, since I can update this panel when the actual aircraft is updated. (In fact, the panel in these images is from the slightly-older "more analog" version.)
I had a nice photo of the panel mentioned above, which I cut into two sections, for the main panel, and the small (autopilot) panel at the top. I didn't have a suitable orthographic photo of the center (throttle quadrant) area, but I had a black-and-white print, so that's why that panel looks different. When I add more geometry, it will probably be there, first.
The approach plates (in the center of the control column) are scans of actual approaches for the Ted Stevens International Airport, here in Anchorage.
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