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






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


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






4. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






20. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






22. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






32. Scaling all directions at once.






33. The starting box where you add details needed.






34. The front - side - top views.






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






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






37. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






40. Modified shape to specular






41. The darkest color an object will ever be.






42. A texture that was taken from a file.






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The 3D view of your shot.