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






2. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






4. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The starting box where you add details needed.






19. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






20. 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.






21. Modified shape to specular






22. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






26. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






28. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






33. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The front - side - top views.






42. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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


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






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






47. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






49. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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