[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content:blog:how-to-build-a-dome-roof":3},{"slug":4,"type":5,"title":6,"description":7,"eyebrow":8,"body":9,"publishedAt":10,"updatedAt":10,"author":11,"relatedTools":12,"faqs":-1,"bodyHtml":15,"headings":16},"how-to-build-a-dome-roof","article","How to Build a Dome Roof","Read dome layers, keep the crown centered, and turn a voxel plan into a buildable roof.","Roof guide","## Match the base\n\nSet the dome diameter to the outside width of the supporting wall. A hollow dome uses less material and leaves usable interior space; a filled dome is normally useful only for small decorative forms.\n\n## Read layers from the base upward\n\nThe layer selector begins at the widest usable ring. Complete each ring, verify its center against the building axes, then move one block upward. Temporary columns through the center make alignment easier.\n\n## Handle short top layers\n\nNear the crown, block counts fall quickly. Do not smooth the roof by eye: follow the plan until the final cap is placed. Afterwards, add trim or a second material without changing the structural outline.","2026-09-08","Blockform Tools editorial team",[13,14],"dome","sphere","\u003Ch2 id=\"match-the-base\">Match the base\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Set the dome diameter to the outside width of the supporting wall. A hollow dome uses less material and leaves usable interior space; a filled dome is normally useful only for small decorative forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"read-layers-from-the-base-upward\">Read layers from the base upward\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The layer selector begins at the widest usable ring. Complete each ring, verify its center against the building axes, then move one block upward. Temporary columns through the center make alignment easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"handle-short-top-layers\">Handle short top layers\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Near the crown, block counts fall quickly. Do not smooth the roof by eye: follow the plan until the final cap is placed. Afterwards, add trim or a second material without changing the structural outline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[17,21,24],{"id":18,"text":19,"level":20},"match-the-base","Match the base",2,{"id":22,"text":23,"level":20},"read-layers-from-the-base-upward","Read layers from the base upward",{"id":25,"text":26,"level":20},"handle-short-top-layers","Handle short top layers"]