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






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






3. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






5. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






9. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






11. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






13. The front - side - top views.






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






15. The 3D view of your shot.






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






17. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






20. The starting box where you add details needed.






21. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






25. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






43. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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


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






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






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






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






50. Scaling all directions at once.