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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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1. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Scaling all directions at once.






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






8. Modified shape to specular






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






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






11. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






26. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






28. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






31. The front - side - top views.






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






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






34. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






38. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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

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40. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






43. The 3D view of your shot.






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






45. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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