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






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






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






4. Scaling all directions at once.






5. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






10. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


21. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






24. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






27. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






28. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






32. Modified shape to specular






33. The front - side - top views.






34. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






37. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






42. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






49. A texture that was taken from a file.






50. Image or color that wraps around the model.