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






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






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






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. Modified shape to specular






6. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






10. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






26. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






28. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






29. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






32. Software written specifically for that studio.






33. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






38. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






40. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The connection between a shader and texture.






49. The starting box where you add details needed.






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