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






2. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






5. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






6. Modified shape to specular






7. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






12. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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


16. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






28. The darkest color an object will ever be.






29. 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.






30. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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 light that is being emitted in all directions.






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






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






38. A texture that was taken from a file.






39. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






45. The starting box where you add details needed.






46. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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