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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. The 3D view of your shot.






2. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






6. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






16. The front - side - top views.






17. Modified shape to specular






18. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






20. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






22. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






25. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






27. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






33. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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


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






39. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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