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






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






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






4. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






5. Modified shape to specular






6. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






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






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






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






10. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






12. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






13. Software written specifically for that studio.






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






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






16. Scaling all directions at once.






17. A texture that was taken from a file.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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

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






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






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






37. The 3D view of your shot.






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






39. The front - side - top views.






40. Image or color that wraps around the model.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The connection between a shader and texture.






50. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn