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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. A light that is being emitted in all directions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Modified shape to specular






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






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






11. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






15. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






17. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






19. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






24. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






35. Scaling all directions at once.






36. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






47. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






48. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






50. The connection between a shader and texture.