You need to know…
· Uniform scale does not distort an object when it scales
· Non-uniform scale does distort and object when it scales
· A mesh is made up of points, edges and faces
· The four main screen modes in the object editor are edit, viewpoint, point edit and axis
· A primitive is a basic 3D geometric shape
· An Ngon is a basic 2D geometric shape
· When you subdivide faces, each selected face is divided into 4 equal smaller faces
· The bridge command allows you to create new geometry between existing faces
· Only faces with the same number of sides can be bridged
· Lathing is the act of rotating a spline around a center point to create geometry\
· The 4 modes of creation in Anim8or are object, figure, sequence and scene
· You create bones in figure mode
· You create models in object mode
· You animate models in sequence mode
· You create paths for models to follow in scene mode
· You edit your environment in scene mode
· When you set joint limits for bones, you are setting the degrees of movement and the axis of movement for a bone.
· You can create local, spot and infinite lights in anim8or
· The scroll wheel zooms when using Arc rotate
· Extruding is the process by which a 2D object is stretched or pulled into a 3D object
· You add to your selection in Anim8or by right-clicking on objects
· Add a modifier to an object to bend, twist or taper it.
· Key frames are utilized in pose-by-pose animation
· Persistence of Vision is the phenomenon of the eyes that makes animation possible
· The Thaumatrope was invented in 1825 by John Ayrton Paris
· Thaumatrope means “spinning marvel”
· The Phenakistoscope was invented in 1829 by Joseph Plateau
· The Zoetrope was invented by William Horner in 1834
· The name Zoetrope means “Wheel of life”
· Rotoscoping is the process of hand tracing frames of film to make the film look animated
· “Cel” animation was perfected by Disney, and uses celluloid sheets for each frame
· Stop-motion is the process of posing objects, taking a picture, then slightly changing the pose, and repeating this process to create the illusion of movement
· The movie “The Secret Life of Pets” was created using computer generated animation
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