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I'm stumped. Two hours now and I can't get it to work. How would you make this window? You are a godsend if you can help. (see the little red circle on the image)
I can create the outer part of it, but unlike a square window which I have no issues with (extruding in, deleting faces, etc), I can't figure this one out.
Thanks!
There are many possible ways you could go about it, but perhaps this will give you some ideas.
Instead of thinking of the window as a solid chunk, think about the separate parts (sill, frame, bar things, glass, etc.) as, well, separate.
For example:
Model the frame:
Add the bar things as separate parts:
Add the glass:
The result here is admittedly pretty terrible, but in my defense I was hurrying so that the the gifs wouldn't be too big.. If you spend a little more time adding details to each of the components, you can get something more like this:
By adding even more detail (e.g. screws) to the places were parts are attached, you might make it even more believable.
If you look at your vertices, the lines are going perpendicularly to the spokes on the window. What you want is to add a circle (Shift+A > Mesh > Circle)
Press Tab then E, then Alt+M > At Center. Delete half (edit mode B select half, Delete > Delete Vertices)
Scale as desired.
And add a wireframe modifier (Modifiers > Add Modifier > Wireframe).
You should get something like this, which can then be edited to fit your specific needs.
NOTICE: The initial subdivision of the circle will directly affect the resulting number of spokes!
