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






2. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






5. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






6. The connection between a shader and texture.






7. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Modified shape to specular






16. The front - side - top views.






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






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






19. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






22. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






31. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






34. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






35. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






39. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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