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






2. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






6. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






9. Modified shape to specular






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






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






12. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






14. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






18. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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


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






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






24. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






31. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






33. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






37. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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