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


2. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






4. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






7. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The front - side - top views.






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






18. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






21. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






22. Image or color that wraps around the model.






23. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






39. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






50. Modified shape to specular