Due to Coronavirus restrictions, this is a remote training course that you can take from home via video conferencing.

Course language: English


Fee: please refer to registration form


Time: Your online tutor is based in Sydney so the course will start at 9h GMT+10 and end at 13h GMT+10.


Platform: We use Zoom or Google Meet for most of our online classes. If you have a software or security issue, please let us know and we will accommodate your needs.


How to install our software: Once you have signed up, we will send you two-step installation instructions for a temporary training license of Aimsun Next software. Please start this process 48 hours before the course starts to allow time for trouble shooting.

Scripting in Aimsun Next is a powerful means of modifying a model, importing or exporting data and calculating and displaying results. This course teaches you how Aimsun Next scripts can dramatically increase your efficiency, including a full day of hands-on exercises.

Note that while the course includes a review of the Python language, you will definitely need a decent level of familiarity with Python and the concepts of programming.

June 23-25

Day 1

Introduction to Python

Variables & data types

Operations

Control flow statements

Defining a function

Introduction to scripting in Aimsun Next

Applications

Creating a script

Executing a script

Using the scripting documentation

Architecture of the Aimsun platform

Day 2

Scripting in Aimsun Next

Using the scripting documentation

Browsing the catalog

Editing the model

Error-checking inputs

Exporting data

Day 3

Scripting in Aimsun Next

Importing data

Running a simulation

Post-processing outputs

Customizing cost functions

Maximum class sizes apply.