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






2. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






4. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






6. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






11. The 3D view of your shot.






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






13. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






14. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Image or color that wraps around the model.






28. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






29. Scaling all directions at once.






30. The front - side - top views.






31. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






33. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused