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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 rectangular neon light source - Light comes out of source area






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






3. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






14. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The connection between a shader and texture.






26. Software written specifically for that studio.






27. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






29. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






31. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






34. Scaling all directions at once.






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






36. The front - side - top views.






37. 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.






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






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






40. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






42. The starting box where you add details needed.






43. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






44. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






46. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






50. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn