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






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






3. The starting box where you add details needed.






4. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






15. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






17. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






23. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






24. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






29. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






33. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






34. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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


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






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






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






41. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






43. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






48. Modified shape to specular






49. The 3D view of your shot.






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