Exam

Question 1

Morphing (character creation)

Answer 1

Morphing is used in 3D animation to change one shape to another through a seamless transition. (i.e. facial expressions, blinking, etc)

Question 2

Bump Mapping (character creation)

Answer 2

A method of suggesting that materials have a rough or tactile surface, whilst not increasing the polycount.

Question 3

Polygon (character creation)

Answer 3

Larger 3D shape surfaces are broken down into smaller low resolution manageable shapes like squares or triangles which helps with processing the complex 3D models.

Question 4

Online Stock Sharing Library advantages

Answer 4

• Parts are premade and easy to take and implement a project.
• Time is saved through not needing to create these parts yourself which may end up containing errors

Question 5

Online Stock Shining Library Disadvantages

Answer 5

• The online server could crash

- You could run into difficulty accessing the parts when the software’s traffic is high

Question 6

Name for a repeated pattern around a centre point?

Answer 6

Radial Array.

Question 7

Coil Steps

Answer 7

• Create centre revolution axis
• Create circle offset from axis on plane
• Apply the coil tool
• Enter pitch and number of revolutions

Question 8

Tolerances importance

Answer 8

• Prevent rotating pieces from getting stuck/jammed

- Tolerances also allow for a comfortable fit between piece/grooves

Question 9

Plan Sizes

Answer 9

• Ground 1:50
• Site 1:200
• Location 1:1250

Question 10

File Types (websites)

Answer 10

Graphic file types need to be compatible with most browsers so that they are correctly displayed to users on different browsers
Graphics which contain transparency should be of PNG or GIF file format.

Question 11

Video File Formats

Answer 11

• 3GP file format has the advantage of allowing fast downloading or transfer of video clips over the internet
• MPEG files are very high quality and are compatible with most web browsers and can be run on multiple platforms

Question 12

Registration marks (Successful printing)

Answer 12

They are positioned in the margins of each page to help the printer operator align the colours on the press properly.

Question 13

Orientation of Screen (websites)

Answer 13

Some PC monitors are landscape orientation.

And phone screens are in portrait orientation.

Question 14

Bleed (successful printing)

Answer 14

Bleed is when a graphic reaches the edge of the paper to accomplish this you need to extend the graphic outside the edge of the publication

Question 15

Paper opacity (successful printing)

Answer 15

Describes how much light can pass through a piece of paper.
Paper with high opacity is good for duplexing (duplex printing) as you are unlikely to see what has been printed on the other side.

Question 16

Screen Size of Website

Answer 16

Screen size needs to be taken into account as computers have different monitor dimensions/screen ratios

Question 17

Duplexing (successful printing)

Answer 17

Duplexing is when a piece of paper is printed on both sides when it goes through a printer (this saves paper)

Question 18

Directional Lighting (scene enhancement)

Answer 18

When light is emitted strongly in a particular direction like the sun. Objects in the line of light are more brightly illuminated than other objects.

Question 19

Volumetric/Volume matrix (scene enhancements)

Answer 19

Is a method of giving light source a sense of volume or substance (fog, windows, etc.)

Question 20

Silhouette

Answer 20

silhouette is the negative space around and between the subjects of an image.

Question 21

Quantity Surveyor

Answer 21

They use the architects drawings to add up how much a construction project will cost.
They may have changes to tiling, flooring, roofing to save money

Question 22

Prospective Purchaser

Answer 22

They are the potential end user of a building who can be consulted during the designs stage to influence the specifications of certain elements of a project (kitchen requirements etc.)

Question 23

Depth of field (enhance Environment)

Answer 23

Changing the depth of field in an image changes the focus and how much of the image is in focus.

Question 24

Rule of thirds

Answer 24

Rule of thirds draws the eye to the most looked at points on the page.

Question 25

Architects

Answer 25

Architects are responsible for producing drawings of buildings that adhere to planning and building regulations. This is so that they can get building warrants and planning permission

Question 26

Negative Space

Answer 26

Negative space is the space around and between the subjects of an image.
Unlike whitespace it communicates information.

Question 27

Town Planners

Answer 27

They review the architects drawings to determine the suitability of the proposed development on the given site (orientation, location, obstructions, etc.)

Question 28

Interior Designs

Answer 28

They are responsible for the interior design of a building:

• Colour scheme
• Tiling
• Wallpaper
• Paintwork
• Soft furnishing
• Lighting

Question 29

Top down modelling

Answer 29

Creating new geometry and parts from existing pieces in an assembly environment

Question 30

bottom up modelling

Answer 30

Making each part individually before adding them to an assembly environment

Question 31

Setting up key frames in an animation

Answer 31

• select the number of frames in the timeline.
• set the duration or the end frame of the animation.
• set up the path/tween.
• adjust the frame rate to adjust quality or refine movement.