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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. Off-the-shelf software that anyone uses.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






9. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A texture that was taken from a file.






19. Scaling all directions at once.






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






21. The front - side - top views.






22. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






24. The darkest color an object will ever be.






25. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






36. Modified shape to specular






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






38. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






39. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






41. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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