Vector-based just like traditional animation. The difference is that frames are not drawn manually instead a computer program like Flash or Adobe Animate is used for animating the fundamental frames.

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The research, designing and planning phase of the entire 3D project which is split between two teams: The design team which creates the idea, story and designs, and the management team who writes down the production plan.

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At this stage, visual elements of the 3D animation will be handed out to the designated teams and artists.

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The process of developing geometric surface representation of any object in a specialized 3D software such as Maya or 3Ds Max.

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At this stage, the final touches are added to the project to make it look polished and professional (the definition of polished and professional might differ in various projects, of course).

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Commonly labelled as frames per second (fps), is a term used to describe how many still frames will compose a single second of a moving image.

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An object created by combining two objects using mathematical operators. The two objects may be subtracted from one other, merged, or intersected to form the new object.

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The surface geometry of a 3D model, made up of a series of linked geometry elements such as polygons, patches or NURBS surfaces.

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A generic term describing any item that can be inserted into and manipulated within a 3D scene.

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The process of preparing a character model for animation, including setting up an underlying skeleton, complete with constraints, controllers and kinematic systems, and linking it to the mesh of the character model.

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A set of 3D objects, including the models themselves and the lights and camera that will be used when rendering them out.

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A bitmap image that is applied to the surface of 3D object to give it detail.

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A shading method in which a simple grid of lines is used to represent the basic contours of the underlying model. For many 3D artists, this is a favoured mode to work in, since it permits them to see faces and surfaces that would otherwise be hidden by overlying geometry.

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A set of mathematical attributes that determine the ways in which the surface of a model to which they are applied reacts to light. These attributes are sub-divided into individual channels.

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A method of displaying 3D scenes adopted by many high-end software applications, in which a scene is shown simultaneously in Top, Side, Front and Perspective views.

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