Create a flare or a pyramid. Flares are often used in the construction of horn
antennas and waveguide transitions.
On the Construct tab, in the Create solid group, click the Flare icon.Tip: Press C,2 to use the shortcut key.
Method 1: Base centre, bottom width, bottom depth, height, top width, top
depth
|
Base centre (C) |
The centre of the flare base |
Bottom width (Wb) |
The width of the base in the U axis
direction. |
Bottom depth (Db) |
The depth of the base in the V axis
direction. |
Height (H) |
The height of the flare, in the N axis
direction. |
Top width (Wt) |
The width of the top in the U axis
direction. |
Top depth (Dt) |
The depth of the top in the V axis
direction. |
Method 2: Base corner, bottom width, bottom depth, height, top width, top
depth
|
Base corner (C) |
The corner of the flare base. |
Bottom width (Wb) |
The width of the base in the U axis
direction. |
Bottom depth (Db) |
The depth of the base in the V axis
direction. |
Height (H) |
The height of the flare, in the N axis
direction. |
Top width (Wt) |
The width of the top in the U axis
direction. |
Top depth (Dt) |
The depth of the top in the V axis
direction. |
Method 3: Base corner, top corner, bottom width, bottom depth
|
Base corner (C) |
The corner of the flare base. |
Top corner (Ct) |
The corner of the flare top. |
Bottom width (Wb) |
The width of the base in the U axis
direction. |
Bottom depth (Db) |
The depth of the base in the V axis
direction. |
Method 4: Base centre, width, depth, height, flare angle 1, flare angle 2
|
Base centre (Cb) |
The centre of the flare base. |
Bottom width (Wb) |
The width of the base in the U axis
direction. |
Bottom depth (Db) |
The depth of the base in the V axis
direction. |
Height (H) |
The height of the flare in the N axis
direction. |
Flare angle (AU) |
The angle of the flare from the UN plane. |
Flare angle (AV) |
The angle of the flare from the VN plane. |