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






2. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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


9. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






21. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






23. Software written specifically for that studio.






24. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






29. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






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






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






33. The connection between a shader and texture.






34. The darkest color an object will ever be.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






41. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






44. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






47. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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