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A text file in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format. Maya scene files can be saved in an ASCII format (file extension .ma) or in a binary format (file extension .mb).
Binary files are usually smaller and load faster than ASCII files, and are the default. However, only ASCII files can be edited using a text editor.
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In compositing, the proportions of an image expressed as the ratio between the horizontal and vertical dimensions.
Because pixels are not necessarily proportional, the aspect ratio is independent of the number of pixels in the X and Y directions. For example, both NTSC and PAL television screens are 4 x 3 (for an aspect ratio of 1.33). However, a CCIR601 NTSC image is 720 x 486 pixels, while a PAL image is 720 x 576 pixels.
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A container node, the nodes it encapsulates, its published attributes and an associated template that the container fulfills.
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In rendering, the environment that surrounds the objects in a scene. For example, the simulation of fine particles (fog, smoke, or dust) in the air.
When you photograph an object in the real world, it is usually within an atmosphere (for example, air) and can be surrounded by other background objects. In Maya, you may want to model only the foreground objects in a scene, represent background objects using a two-dimensional background, and then simulate the effect of an atmosphere surrounding the objects in your scene.
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In dynamics, the amount the strength of a field diminishes as distance from the affected object increases.
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In Maya Fur, a joint chain that attracts the hairs in a fur description. Attractors can be used to affect the movement of hair using dynamics and forces.
Industry:Software
A quality or characteristic of a node. For example, a sphere’s transform node has a Rotate X attribute that represents the sphere’s orientation around the X axis.
A node’s attributes can connect to the attributes of other nodes, thus forming an intricate web of nodes. This means that you can create a virtually unlimited variety of complex, dynamic relationships between the many entities that comprise a scene.
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An editing window that shows all the attributes of one particular node in detail, using an explanatory interface. The Attribute Editor is useful for viewing and changing detailed information about an object.
In other software packages, similar functionality is provided by change creation parameters, parameter panel or hierarchy panel.
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In painting, a two-dimensional image with values that correspond, or map, to attributes of points on a three-dimensional surface. This mapping is relative to the UV parameterization of the surface, and ensure that attribute values are applied to the surface every time the scene is opened.
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A general editor where you can view and edit the attributes for such rendering items as a shading group, camera, light, or texture. This editor doesn’t provide the detail of the Attribute Editor, but is useful for viewing, assigning, and editing attributes for multiple objects or nodes simultaneously.
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