How to create a curved roof using 1-piece roofing in guild base
Curious on how to make a curved roof using single-piece pre-fabricated roof components in guild base? Here are the steps
Curious on how to make a curved roof using single-piece pre-fabricated roof components in guild base? Here are the steps.
Step 1
Make your initial circle which will act as your guide by selecting any railing that can snap. To make a perfect circle, you want to make sure that auto-snap is on and then begin by setting your railing in the center, then rotate exactly 1 click per segment.
Step 2
Select a large floor and attach the pieces to the base of each railing piece, rotating one click as you go around.
Step 3
Snap 1 piece of roof to the center of each floor piece. This will act as your guide for the outer circle.
Step 4
Disclaimer: The creation of the outer circle can be a little tricky without precise placement. With precise placement, this next step is quite a bit easier, as you can simply slide pieces in place, but this guide is for building within guild bases, where we do not yet have precise placement.
To create the outer circle , you will need to create a pattern that follows: 1.1 railing -> 1 railing -> 1.1 railing -> 1 railing, etc.
In order to do create 1.1 railing without precise placement, the best way is to first extend your initial railing completely without rotation. Then, turn off auto-snap, guide your railing in place above that piece to ensure that only one section of the three railing sections is extended to fill the gap. You will then turn auto-snap back on and vertically snap downwards, then delete the pieces that you used for guidance.
Step 5
You then delete the piece of railing that you previously snapped to the floor that is in the next section, and then from the new 1.1 extension that you created, you will rotate 1 click before creating a new railing using auto-snap.
Step 6
From that railing, you will then rotate 1 time and create a new railing which, if done correctly, should clip into the next section. This next section will then be your guide for creating the next 1.1 section. You will do this all the way around until you’ve made an outer circle.
Step 7
Place vertical pillars all around the entirety of your circles, ideally using the snap points as guides. While you can snap the pillars into place, it will cause the pillar to float above the ground, so I find it easier to manually move them into place. You can either use 1 railing or 2 railing segments for pillar placement here, it’s really a question of aesthetics.
Step 8
In order to ensure that the placement of your tie beams/railing/whatever it is that your roof will sit on is perfect, I highly recommend turning on auto-snap and then vertically copying the railing to the desired height, in order to create a proper guide. You will then delete all the railings you placed once you get the piece into place.,
**Step 9 (Optional) **
If using tie beams, you will need to snap those beams directly to the railing itself. It is recommended to place the tie beams before you place any column brackets. (Not shown in video.)
Step 10
Select any large floor and manually place it at your desired height (either directly on top of the beam, or using the beam as a height guide to slide the floor piece in place.) This is a temporary surface that you will later delete.
Step 11
Pick your desired 1-piece roof and place it on the surface you’ve created. For the next piece, rotate the roof component by 1 click (or 2, depending on how sharp you want the angle.) Align the inner edge of the roofing to your desired curvature.
Step 12
After you finish placing all the roof components and are happy with how it looks, go underneath the entire structure and delete the flooring that you used as a guide.
If done correctly, you can create a circular roof that won’t be quite as component-intensive as creating the roof manually with individual roof tiles.
(See arena in distance.)
How to create a curved roof using 1-piece roofing in guild base