Not sure if this is the right forum, as I am a newbie here. So please let me know if there is a better forum for this message.

I am an experienced developer (C++, Windows) who is interested in developing an editor for creating 3D buildings for games ala Sim City. I have the beginnings of such an editor, but would like to validate the interest in such a program.

Basically, the program would be oriented towards creating 3D art for Sim City/Traffic Giant type games. It would support operations oriented towards creating architectural objects; windows, walls, roofs, archs, etc, and combining them into an architectural object. It would not be a drafting tool, nor a full art tool, but a tool that would allow artists to quickly create interesting architectural elements. These elements could be saved in one or more formats for import into other art tools for additional work. The 3D elements could be flattened into 2D for gaming purposes, either with or without perspective.

Question: is there interest in such a tool? At some point, I would be looking for artists to beta test in exchange for a free license of the first product. Feedback on usability, design, that sort of thing.

Just to set your mind at ease, I'm not 15 years old. I'd like to provide tools for artists and game developers, and build that into a development environment. I have been programming quite a while professionally, so I know such a program would/is quite involved to create. That's why I'd like to try to validate the end with an appropriate user community such as this.

Thanks in advance for any comments/suggestions and en- or dis-couragement.