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






2. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






6. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






9. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






10. 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.






11. The front - side - top views.






12. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






15. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






27. Modified shape to specular






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






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






30. Scaling all directions at once.






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






32. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






41. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






44. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






48. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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