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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 darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






5. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






11. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






13. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






15. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






21. Modified shape to specular






22. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






24. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






28. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






30. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






32. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






47. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






50. 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.