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






2. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






6. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






7. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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


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






16. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






22. Image or color that wraps around the model.






23. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






35. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






38. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






40. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






44. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






46. A texture that was taken from a file.






47. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






50. Modified shape to specular