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






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






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






4. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






8. The 3D view of your shot.






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






10. The front - side - top views.






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






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






13. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






17. The connection between a shader and texture.






18. Scaling all directions at once.






19. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






25. Modified shape to specular






26. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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


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






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






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






32. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






35. Software written specifically for that studio.






36. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






39. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






44. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






46. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






50. 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.