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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






11. 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.






12. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






15. The 3D view of your shot.






16. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






18. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






21. The darkest color an object will ever be.






22. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






27. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






29. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


41. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






45. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






46. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






48. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






50. Image or color that wraps around the model.