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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. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






3. The 3D view of your shot.






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


5. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






9. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






21. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






23. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






25. The front - side - top views.






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






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






28. Modified shape to specular






29. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






41. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






46. Scaling all directions at once.






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






48. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






50. Software written specifically for that studio.