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Maya 3D Computer Modeling

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Off-the-shelf software that anyone uses.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






11. The front - side - top views.






12. The 3D view of your shot.






13. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






17. Modified shape to specular






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






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






20. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






38. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






41. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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


43. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn