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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. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






6. Scaling all directions at once.






7. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






17. The 3D view of your shot.






18. The front - side - top views.






19. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






24. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






46. A texture that was taken from a file.






47. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






49. The darkest color an object will ever be.






50. Image or color that wraps around the model.