Test your basic knowledge |

Maya 3D Computer Modeling

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






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






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






4. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






6. The starting box where you add details needed.






7. The front - side - top views.






8. Image or color that wraps around the model.






9. Modified shape to specular






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






11. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






13. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The 3D view of your shot.






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


28. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






33. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






35. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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