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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. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






4. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






9. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






13. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






17. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






19. Scaling all directions at once.






20. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






22. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






24. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A texture that was taken from a file.






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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