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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. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






3. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






13. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






15. Modified shape to specular






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






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






18. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






20. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






22. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






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






27. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






31. Scaling all directions at once.






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






33. The 3D view of your shot.






34. 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.






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






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






37. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






50. The connection between a shader and texture.