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






2. Scaling all directions at once.






3. 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.






4. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






5. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






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






11. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






15. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






18. Software written specifically for that studio.






19. Modified shape to specular






20. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






31. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






34. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






36. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






46. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






49. The front - side - top views.






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