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






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






3. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






6. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






9. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






21. The 3D view of your shot.






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






23. Software written specifically for that studio.






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


25. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






26. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






36. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Modified shape to specular






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






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






48. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






49. Scaling all directions at once.






50. A texture that was taken from a file.