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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. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






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






4. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






5. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






9. Modified shape to specular






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






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






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






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






14. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The front - side - top views.






24. A texture that was taken from a file.






25. 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.






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






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






28. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






32. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






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






34. The starting box where you add details needed.






35. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






36. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






50. The 3D view of your shot.