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






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






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






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






5. Modified shape to specular






6. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






7. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






11. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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






16. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






18. A texture that was taken from a file.






19. The connection between a shader and texture.






20. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






28. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






40. Image or color that wraps around the model.






41. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






43. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






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






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