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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. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






2. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






4. The starting box where you add details needed.






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


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






7. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






11. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






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






17. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






26. The 3D view of your shot.






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






28. Modified shape to specular






29. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






42. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






44. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






47. A texture that was taken from a file.






48. 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.






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






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