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






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






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






4. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






7. The connection between a shader and texture.






8. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






11. Scaling all directions at once.






12. The flow of how the edges are patterned around the model.






13. The front - side - top views.






14. A part of the software where you tell Maya that you only want certain lights to affect certain objects.






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






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






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






18. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






19. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






29. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






32. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






36. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






37. The starting box where you add details needed.






38. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






41. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






42. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






43. Rendering (taking pictures of) a whole sequence or "batch" of images.






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






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






46. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






50. 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.