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






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






3. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






5. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






20. A texture that was taken from a file.






21. Scaling all directions at once.






22. The darkest color an object will ever be.






23. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






25. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






44. Modified shape to specular






45. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






47. 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.






48. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






50. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn