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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 rectangular neon light source - Light comes out of source area






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






3. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






7. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






19. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






22. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






24. A CG term where an imaginary line sticks out perpendicular to the faces so that you can see the exterior of 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. A light that is being emitted in all directions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Modified shape to specular






34. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






35. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. Scaling all directions at once.






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






42. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






43. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






45. The 3D view of your shot.






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






47. The front - side - top views.






48. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






50. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects