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






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






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






4. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






8. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






12. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






14. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






18. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






21. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






22. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






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






33. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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


36. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






40. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






41. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






43. The 3D view of your shot.






44. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






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






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