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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. Apply more than one material on object depending on transparency






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






18. The starting box where you add details needed.






19. 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.






20. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






23. The front - side - top views.






24. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






29. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






32. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






34. The connection between a shader and texture.






35. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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


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






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






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






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






41. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






44. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






49. Modified shape to specular






50. The darkest color an object will ever be.