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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. Apply more than one material on object depending on transparency






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






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






4. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






8. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Image or color that wraps around the model.






16. The front - side - top views.






17. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






20. 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.






21. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






23. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






24. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






28. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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


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






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






32. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






37. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






41. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






44. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






48. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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