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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. 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.






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






3. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






16. The front - side - top views.






17. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






20. Software written specifically for that studio.






21. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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 theatrical spot light - Can be focused






25. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






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






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






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






30. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






33. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






37. Modified shape to specular






38. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






46. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






48. The 3D view of your shot.






49. Scaling all directions at once.






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