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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. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






2. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






3. The front - side - top views.






4. 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.






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






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






7. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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


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






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






29. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






35. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






38. The starting box where you add details needed.






39. The 3D view of your shot.






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






41. The darkest color an object will ever be.






42. The connection between a shader and texture.






43. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Modified shape to specular






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