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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. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






3. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






4. The 3D view of your shot.






5. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






6. The front - side - top views.






7. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






13. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






17. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






18. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






29. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. The connection between a shader and texture.






39. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






50. The darkest color an object will ever be.