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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Polygons - NURBS - SubDs






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. The front - side - top views.






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


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






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






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






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






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






24. The connection between a shader and texture.






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






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. Imitates theatrical spot light - Can be focused






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






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






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






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






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






33. The starting box where you add details needed.






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






35. Has specular - Fall off differs from Blinn






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






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






38. The darkest color an object will ever be.






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






40. A texture that was taken from a file.






41. The 3D view of your shot.






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






43. Modified shape to specular






44. Scaling all directions at once.






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






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






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






48. Image or color that wraps around the model.






49. Software written specifically for that studio.






50. Has sepcular - Used for really shiny objects