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Maya 3D Computer Modeling

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Apply more than one material on object depending on transparency






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






3. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






11. The front - side - top views.






12. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






14. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






25. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






28. The 3D view of your shot.






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






30. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






33. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






35. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






48. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






50. Modified shape to specular