Maya Maya 3D Modeling 2

Question 1

In Maya, what is a 'NURBS' surface?

Accepted Answer

A mathematically smooth surface defined by control points and curves

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A polygon mesh with no triangles

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A subdivision surface with infinite resolution

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A texture-based displacement surface

Question 2

What does the 'Combine' operation do to two separate polygon meshes in Maya?

Accepted Answer

Merges them into a single mesh node without welding vertices

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Welds all overlapping vertices between them

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Creates a boolean union of the two shapes

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Groups them under a single transform

Question 3

Which Maya tool allows you to cut new edges across polygon faces by clicking?

Accepted Answer

Multi-Cut Tool

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Split Polygon Tool

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Knife Tool

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Edge Loop Tool

Question 4

What is the 'pivot point' of an object in Maya?

Accepted Answer

The local origin point around which the object rotates and scales

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The center of the bounding box of the object

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The point where the object attaches to a parent

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The first vertex created when modeling the object

Question 5

What does 'Delete History' do in Maya?

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Removes construction history nodes to clean up the scene

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Undoes all recent operations on the object

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Deletes all keyframe animation data

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Removes the object from the outliner

Question 6

In Maya polygon modeling, what is an 'N-gon'?

Accepted Answer

A polygon face with more than four sides

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A face with exactly three sides

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A face with exactly four sides

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A face with no visible normals