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Test your basic knowledge |

Maya 3D Computer Modeling

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Software written specifically for that studio.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Defines where material is transparent - AKA Scalar Maps






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






12. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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






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






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






17. Image or color that wraps around the model.






18. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects






19. The front - side - top views.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






28. The darkest color an object will ever be.






29. Modified shape to specular






30. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






36. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






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


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






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






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






43. The 3D view of your shot.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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