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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. Apply more than one material on object depending on transparency






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






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






4. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






9. The connection between a shader and texture.






10. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






16. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






17. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






18. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






20. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






28. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The 3D view of your shot.






38. The front - side - top views.






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






40. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






43. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






48. Modified shape to specular






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






50. 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.