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We use thermal conduction models to investigate the effects of tailored IR heating on the fuel layer symmetry within a target capsule supported inside of a National Ignition Facility (NIF) hohlraum. We calculate the layer thickness profile that would result from the IR heat distribution alone and in combination with additional temperature shimming of the cylindrical hohlraum wall. We use the same model to study the effect of convection within the high density tamping gas in the hohlraum. A seven-region model was developed to evaluate how effective additional thin film convection barriers may be in damping convection with the higher power dissipation introduced by IR heating.