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Maya 3D Computer Modeling

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 20 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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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 starting box where you add details needed.






2. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






19. The 3D view of your shot.






20. The connection between a shader and texture.






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


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






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






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






25. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






30. Scaling all directions at once.






31. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






34. Modified shape to specular






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






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






37. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






41. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






45. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






46. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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