5
$\begingroup$

What is the best way to create a non-square window as shown in the picture? Should I start with a square-shaped window and modify it, or is there a better/easier method to use from the beginning? I want to create a window with a half-circle shape at the top (not necessarily a perfect half-circle, but one that looks similar).

enter image description here

enter image description here

I want to create holes shaped that way here.

Improve this question
$\endgroup$
2
  • $\begingroup$ hello, maybe show what kind of 3D object you want? $\endgroup$
    – moonboots
    Commented May 30 at 15:14
  • $\begingroup$ Done. Hope it's clearer. $\endgroup$
    – DanganMachin
    Commented May 30 at 15:23

3 Answers 3

Reset to default
9
$\begingroup$

You could bevel the vertices (CtrlB then V to switch to vertex bevel):

enter image description here

Then CtrlX > Limited Dissolve to dissolve all these edges and rework the topology with the knife tool (K to activate, A to cut orthogonally):

enter image description here

Improve this answer
$\endgroup$
4
$\begingroup$

There's a pretty nifty built-in addon called LoopTools. Enable it via menu Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > LoopTools

enter image description here

Select some squares and press i to Inset and input a value, say 0.05 and delete the faces. Then select the vertices as shown below and right click RMB > LoopTools > Curve.

enter image description here

Then using Mesh Edit Tools, you can further give your window a nice Edge Loop by adjusting the length of the edges:

enter image description here

Then with a little more modeling of details, you can come up with something like this:

enter image description here

Improve this answer
$\endgroup$
0
2
$\begingroup$

Technically speaking a window is an independant object comprised of several parts, and it is inserted into an opening in a wall, it is not part of the wall. Of course it depends on your end-goal, but if you want a more architecturally sound solution, here goes.

To that effect you can use the built-in Archimesh add-on. Enable it in the preferences then go to Add > Mesh > Archimesh > Panel Window. Select the new window, go to the N panel Create subpanel, and tweak the parameters. Here's an example.

enter image description here

The window comes with a handy hole object you can use to poke a hole in your wall.

enter image description here

Improve this answer
$\endgroup$
2
  • $\begingroup$ Very good point. I totally forgot about this addon but I did use this addon's doors and square windows, pretty cool addon. $\endgroup$
    – Harry McKenzie ♦
    Commented Jun 4 at 8:04
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ Yup. I do prefer Archipack which has received more love over the years and is more polished UX-wise IMO but it's not shipped with Blender anymore. There is a great PRO (paid-foir) version for anyone interested in architectural modeling. $\endgroup$
    – Gorgious
    Commented Jun 4 at 8:27

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .