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Maya 3D Computer Modeling

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When one object is a parent object - one is a child object - and whatever the parent object does - the child does the same.






2. The front - side - top views.






3. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






13. Software written specifically for that studio.






14. The connection between a shader and texture.






15. Image or color that wraps around the model.






16. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






18. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






22. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






23. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Modified shape to specular






31. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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


33. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The 3D view of your shot.






50. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs