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






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






4. 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.






5. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






7. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






11. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






20. Modified shape to specular






21. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






25. The 3D view of your shot.






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






27. The front - side - top views.






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






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






30. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






32. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






45. A texture that was taken from a file.






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


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






48. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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