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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. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






3. 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.






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






5. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






11. The front - side - top views.






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


13. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






18. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






27. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






29. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






33. Modified shape to specular






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






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






36. The connection between a shader and texture.






37. The starting box where you add details needed.






38. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






42. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






45. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






47. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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