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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. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






5. The connection between a shader and texture.






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


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






8. The darkest color an object will ever be.






9. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






14. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






16. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






18. Modified shape to specular






19. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






20. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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






25. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






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






31. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






47. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






50. The 3D view of your shot.