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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






20. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






22. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






23. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






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






29. Image or color that wraps around the model.






30. Software written specifically for that studio.






31. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






33. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






37. Modified shape to specular






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






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






40. The starting box where you add details needed.






41. The darkest color an object will ever be.






42. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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