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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. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






8. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






9. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






11. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






16. Scaling all directions at once.






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






18. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






27. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






30. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






36. The front - side - top views.






37. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






39. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






50. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused