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






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






3. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






7. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






9. A texture that was taken from a file.






10. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






15. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






21. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






24. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






26. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






29. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






31. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






34. The front - side - top views.






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


36. The connection between a shader and texture.






37. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






48. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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