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






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






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






4. The 3D view of your shot.






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






6. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






10. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






13. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






15. The front - side - top views.






16. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






20. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






23. Software written specifically for that studio.






24. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






26. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Modified shape to specular






37. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






39. 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.






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


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






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






43. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






48. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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