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






2. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






3. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






9. A texture that was taken from a file.






10. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






15. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






17. The 3D view of your shot.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. The front - side - top views.






25. Scaling all directions at once.






26. Modified shape to specular






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






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


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






30. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






43. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






45. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






47. The connection between a shader and texture.






48. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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