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






2. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






7. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






12. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Modified shape to specular






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






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






23. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






24. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






27. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






29. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






33. The front - side - top views.






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






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






37. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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


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






41. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






43. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






46. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






49. Scaling all directions at once.






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