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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 container that has either a shader - texture - etc.






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






3. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






8. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






13. The front - side - top views.






14. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






17. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






19. Image or color that wraps around the model.






20. 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.






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






22. The connection between a shader and texture.






23. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






26. The 3D view of your shot.






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






28. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






43. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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