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






2. Image or color that wraps around the model.






3. The front - side - top views.






4. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






6. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






10. Scaling all directions at once.






11. 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.






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






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






14. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






17. The connection between a shader and texture.






18. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






22. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






36. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






39. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






43. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






44. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






49. Software written specifically for that studio.






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