Flare Options

In the Animation and Rigging menu set: Deform > (Create) Nonlinear > Flare >

Basic tab

Low Bound: Specifies the lower extent of the flare on the deformer’s local negative Y axis. Values can be negative numbers or zero. Use the slider to select values from negative 10.0000 to 0.0000. Default is -1.0000.
High Bound: Specifies the upper extent of the flare on the deformer’s positive local Y axis. Values can be positive numbers only (minimum value is 0). Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 10.0000. Default is 1.0000.
Start Flare X: Specifies the amount of flaring from the deformer’s X axis at the Low Bound. The flaring progresses along the deformer’s local X axis, varying according to the value of Curve. Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 10.0000. Default is 1.0000.
Start Flare Z: Specifies the amount of flaring from the deformer’s Z axis at the Low Bound. The flaring progresses along the deformer’s local Z axis to the High Bound, varying according to the value of Curve. Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 10.0000. Default is 1.0000.
End Flare X: Specifies the amount of flaring from the deformer’s X axis at the High Bound. The flaring starts at the Low Bound and progresses along the deformer’s local X axis to the High Bound, varying according to the value of Curve. Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 10.0000. Default is 1.0000.
End Flare Z: Specifies the amount of flaring from the deformer’s Z axis at the High Bound. The flaring starts at the Low Bound and progresses along the deformer’s local Z axis to the High Bound, varying according to the value of Curve. Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 10.0000. Default is 1.0000.
Curve: Specifies the amount of curvature (the profile of the flaring curve) between the Low Bound and the High Bound. A value of 0 specifies no curvature (linear interpolation). Positive values specify outward, bulging curvatures. Negative values specify inward, hourglass-shaped curvatures. Use the slider to select values from 0.0000 to 10.0000. Default is 0.0000.

Advanced tab

See Advanced deformer options.

Deformation Order: Specifies the placement of the deformer node in the deformable object’s history. For more information about deformer placement, see Deformation order.
Exclusive: Specifies whether the deformer set is in a partition. Sets in a partition can have no overlapping members. If on, the Partition To Use and New Partition Name options become available. Default is off.
Partition To Use: Lists any existing partitions, and a default selection Create New Partition. If you select Create New Partition, you can edit the New Partition Name field to specify the name of a new partition. Only available if Exclusive is on.
New Partition Name: Specifies the name of a new partition that will include the deformer set. The suggested partition name is deformPartition, which will be created if it does not already exist. Typically, you might put all your exclusive deformer sets in the partition named deformPartition. However, you can create as many partitions as you like, and name them whatever you want. Only available if Exclusive is on.