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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. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






2. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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


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






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






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






7. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






18. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






23. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






36. The starting box where you add details needed.






37. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A texture that was taken from a file.






45. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






46. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






48. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






50. Scaling all directions at once.