Autodesk Autodesk Certification MAYA12_A Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  How is a Soft Body different from a Rigid Body?

  A. Afield can't be connected to Soft Body particles.

  B. Rigid Bodies can't be affected by a Dynamic constraint.

  C. A Soft Body can be keyframed using the Set Active Key command.

  D. Rigid Bodies don't deform.

  Correct Answer: D

  Reference:

  http://www.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/Viewing_the_scene_Using_the _ViewCube.htm,topicNumber=d0e70082

• Question 12:

  What does the Search and Replace Names option help you rename?

  A. One object at a time,

  B. Multiple objects at a time.

  C. Multiple objects and hierarchies

  D. Objects and Attribute names

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference:

  http://www.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/Viewing_the_scene_Using_the _ViewCube.htm,topicNumber=d0e70082

• Question 13:

  What is the purpose of clipping planes in cameras?

  A. Special effects attributes such as 'Barn Doors' for the rendering camera

  B. Clipping planes are essentially the boundaries of the camera determining which objects will be rendered and which won't be rendered.

  C. They define the point at which the shutter closes within the frame interval.

  D. They determine the Depth of Field focal point.

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference:

  http://www.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/Viewing_the_scene_Using_the _ViewCube.htm,topicNumber=d0e70082

• Question 14:

  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.

  Correct Answer: A

  Reference:

  http://www.expertrating.com/courseware/MAYACourse/MAYA-Animation-Basics-1.asp (search`break tangents')

• Question 15:

  "Swimming" is a potential problem with Projected textures. This is an effect where it looks like the animated object is moving or 'swimming' through the texture. What can be done to fix this? Select all that apply.

  A. If the object is just transforming and not deforming, parent the 3D Placement node to the animated object

  B. If the object is deforming, you can use a Texture Reference object or convert the file to a 2D texture

  C. If the object is deforming, you can bake the deformation by using Edit > Keys > Bake Simulation

  Correct Answer: AB

  Reference:

  http://www.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/Viewing_the_scene_Using_the _ViewCube.htm,topicNumber=d0e70082

• Question 16:

  The shading network in a Normal 2DTexture Map is made up of which of the following?

  A. One file texture node and a projection node that defines the texture's placement

  B. One file texture node and the place2DTexture node that defines the texture's placement.

  C. Two place 2DTexture nodes.

  D. One place 2DTexture node and one place 3Dtexture node

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference:

  http://www.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/Asts_Mapping_methods.htm,t opicNumber=d0e520981 (4th paragraph)

• Question 17:

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

  A. None

  B. Linear

  C. Star

  D. Exponential

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference:

  http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2009help/index.html?url=Lighting_nodes_Optical_FX_Attr ibutes.htm,topicNumber=d0e570003

• Question 18:

  When choosing an NISC Video Image preset, in addition to image width and height, which other setting is changed

  A. Pixel Aspect Ratio

  B. Renderable Camera

  C. File format becomes TGA

  D. Device Aspect Ratio

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 19:

  Which of the following is the button for displaying the Safe Action in Maya?

  

  A. Option A

  B. option B

  C. Option C

  D. Option D

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference:

  http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/2010help/index.html?url=WS73099cc142f487552a50a531 11913e7c26f-63b3.htm,topicNumber=d0e87875 (search "safe action")

• Question 20:

  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

  Correct Answer: B

  Reference:

  http://www.autodesk.com/us/maya/2011help/index.html?url=./files/Viewing_the_scene_Using_the _ViewCube.htm,topicNumber=d0e70082 (first paragraph)