[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content:tool-guide:sphere-generator-tool-guide":3},{"slug":4,"type":5,"title":6,"description":7,"eyebrow":8,"body":9,"publishedAt":10,"updatedAt":10,"author":11,"relatedTools":12,"faqs":15,"bodyHtml":22,"headings":23},"sphere-generator-tool-guide","tool-guide","Sphere Generator Tool Guide","How to inspect sphere layers, choose hollow or filled output, and export a voxel plan.","Tool guide","## Read the layer stack\n\nThe sphere is generated from deterministic horizontal slices. The middle layers are widest and the cap layers contract toward the top and bottom. Select a layer to inspect its exact square-grid footprint.\n\n## Hollow versus filled\n\nHollow mode keeps the outside shell and applies the selected thickness. Filled mode includes every voxel inside the sphere boundary. Compare total blocks and layer counts before collecting materials.\n\n## Export safely\n\nThe Litematic export contains the complete 3D voxel plan. Test imports in a copy of the world first, especially when changing the Minecraft or Litematica version.","2026-09-08","Blockform Tools editorial team",[13,14],"sphere","dome",[16,19],{"question":17,"answer":18},"What is the difference between hollow and filled?","Hollow mode keeps the outer shell at the selected thickness. Filled mode keeps every voxel inside the deterministic sphere boundary.",{"question":20,"answer":21},"Can I build a dome from the sphere tool?","Yes. Open the Dome Generator when you need the upper half rebased so its widest ring is the build floor.","\u003Ch2 id=\"read-the-layer-stack\">Read the layer stack\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The sphere is generated from deterministic horizontal slices. The middle layers are widest and the cap layers contract toward the top and bottom. Select a layer to inspect its exact square-grid footprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"hollow-versus-filled\">Hollow versus filled\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Hollow mode keeps the outside shell and applies the selected thickness. Filled mode includes every voxel inside the sphere boundary. Compare total blocks and layer counts before collecting materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"export-safely\">Export safely\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The Litematic export contains the complete 3D voxel plan. Test imports in a copy of the world first, especially when changing the Minecraft or Litematica version.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[24,28,31],{"id":25,"text":26,"level":27},"read-the-layer-stack","Read the layer stack",2,{"id":29,"text":30,"level":27},"hollow-versus-filled","Hollow versus filled",{"id":32,"text":33,"level":27},"export-safely","Export safely"]