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






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






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






4. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






7. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






8. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






9. The front - side - top views.






10. Modified shape to specular






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






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






13. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






16. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






22. The 3D view of your shot.






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






24. 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.






25. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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


37. Image or color that wraps around the model.






38. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






41. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






46. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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