Dome Forge

Build the
dome, one
arc at a time.

Flat renders don't sit true on a curved wall. These two instruments work out the geometry and the alignment before a single pixel is fitted.

8 panels + cap 54° render arc 16:9 per panel
plan view · 8 panels · tuck shown in amber
The instruments

Geometry Lab mesh.html

Set panel count, radius and wall height. Read the render arc, aspect ratio and edge stretch live. Walk inside to check the curve.

Alignment Grid grid.html

Lay the mesh grid against the skin grid and pre-warp one to meet the other. Export the parameters the fitter reads.

Dome Viewer view.html

Load the fitted panels and cap, then walk inside. Check that the seams close, wrap the cap live, and compare fitted against raw.

geometry alignment render fit in GIMP walk inside
or one panorama slice in GIMP walk inside — continuous by construction · docs