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Maya 3D Computer Modeling

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






2. The front - side - top views.






3. Where x - y - z all meet. (0 -0 -0) the very center of a shot.






4. When one object is a parent object - one is a child object - and whatever the parent object does - the child does the same.






5. A CG term where an imaginary line sticks out perpendicular to the faces so that you can see the exterior of the model.






6. A container that has either a shader - texture - etc.






7. A black and white image that is used to give the illusion of a bumpy surface.






8. Do not alter silhouette edge of object - Implied texture






9. Imitates sun - Position of light is irrelevant - Rotation orientation of light is important






10. Software written specifically for that studio.






11. Apply more than one material on object depending on transparency






12. Textures that the software makes for you so that they render faster. 2D texture wraps around the model - 3D goes inside the object.






13. Shows you the resolution of your shot and the aspect ratio of your render cam.






14. Picking one arrow and scaling one direction at a time.






15. Image or color that wraps around the model.






16. The connection between a shader and texture.






17. Imitates rectangular neon light source - Light comes out of source area






18. When you don't parent 3D textures to the model properly and the object moves independently of its texture.


19. Mathematically most simple - No specular - Used for matte finishes






20. True reflections - Vector based math - Computationally heavy - More bounces = More power needed - Calculates refraction






21. A small box so that the title doesn't get cut off.






22. Naming all files in the same way so that they're easy to find.






23. Imitates light bulb - Omni-directional light rays - Fog






24. Only through Ray Tracing - Requires at least two surfaces - Requires modeling inside and outside of glass vessels






25. Something that shows how light will affect a model (Blinn - Lambert - etc.)






26. Off-the-shelf software that anyone uses.






27. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






28. Create a primitive shape - add edge loops - edit edge loops/faces/vertices. Made up of faces - edges.






29. A texture that was taken from a file.






30. The starting box where you add details needed.






31. Fakes true environment - Less time to calculate - Resembles true reflections - Image projected on virtual shape






32. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






33. When you take all rendered images into a software and turn them into a single movie file.






34. Apply more than one material on object depending on position of ramp






35. Imitates fill light - Doesn't affect specular - Imitates bounced light






36. Made up of isoparms (edges) - controlled vertices - patches (faces).






37. A light used to simulate sunlight and works by rotation.






38. Gesture thumb to right - index up - and middle towards you. Represents the axis: positive X is your thumb - positive Y is index finger - and middle finger is positive Z.






39. The darkest color an object will ever be.






40. Combine color map with transparency map to create a label that can be applied to surface






41. Do alter silhouette edge of object - Require higher tesselation of surface






42. Basic shapes (spheres - cubes - cylinders) that act as building blocks to create a project.






43. Scaling all directions at once.






44. The box where an important action must fit so that nothing gets cut off.






45. Software that uses graphics to click on/buttons instead of typed commands.






46. Includes translating - rotating - and scaling an object in (x -y -z).






47. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






48. A light that is being emitted in all directions.






49. The 3D view of your shot.






50. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused