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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Scaling all directions at once.






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






10. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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


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






23. The connection between a shader and texture.






24. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






28. The front - side - top views.






29. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






34. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






35. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






37. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






41. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






45. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






47. Modified shape to specular






48. The starting box where you add details needed.






49. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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