MAYA12-A Online Practice Questions and Answers

What modes can you work in when modeling with Subdivision surfaces?

A. Polygon mode and NURBS mode

B. Standard mode and Polygon mode.

C. Standard mode and Coarser mode.

D. NURBS mode and Component mode.

To control a Soft Body simula-tion that is out of hand, you can...

A. use Springs to control the simulation if it gets erratic

B. use a Pin Constraint to 'pin down' the particles that act erratically during the simulation

C. use an nDynamics solver to control the simulation

D. use rigid bodies and converts them to soft bodies.

The ViewCube is an on-screen 3D navigation element that does which of the following?

A. Creates a multicamera rig to navigate through your scene

B. Provides feedback about stereo cameras and performs calculations to produce anaglyph images

C. Enables you to quickly and easily switch between views.

D. Provides feedback about the current camera view in relation to the 3D scene

E. Both C and D

Which file format lets you exchange complex data between Maya and other software while preserving the data's overall behavior?

A. OBJ

B. FBX

C. DXF

D. None of the above

Which of the following is NOT a Glow type with the Optical FX attribute?

A. None

B. Linear

C. Star

D. Exponential

What effect does the Break Tangent action have on a selected animation tangent?

A. Allows manipulation of the in and out tangent handles individually so you can edit the curve segment entering or exiting the key without affecting its opposite handle.

B. Causes the manipulation of an in or out tangent handle to affect its opposite handle equally

C. Specifies that when you move a tangent, only its angle can be changed.

D. Specifies that when you move a tangent its angle and weight can be changed.

A suitable method to have the spaceship move along the green line shown in the image is:

A. Animated Sweep

B. Motion Path

C. Turntable

D. Animation Snapshot

What will a Dmap shadow do that a Raytrace Shadow will not?

A Dmap shadow will...

A. be visible in an IPR

B. create volumetric shadows through a light fog

C. produces correct shadows from transparent colored surfaces

D. produces correct shadows from Cloud Render Type particles

Which attribute is used to control the number of specular highlights that appear on a rendered object?

A. Emit Specular

B. Define Specular

C. Illuminates by Default

D. None of the above.

Which of the following is NOT a type of Flexor?

A. Sculpt

B. Lattice

C. JointCluster

D. Wire