Aimsun can exchange data with CAD, GIS, transport modelling, signal optimisation and adaptive control software tools (DWG, DXF, DGN, GIS, Emme, CONTRAM, Saturn, CUBE, VISUM, VISSIM, Paramics, TRANSYT, SYNCHRO, VS-PLUS, UTOPIA, SCATS), SCOOT, ETRA, SICE, Telent, Telvent and ZGZ Prio.
Its initial development was a result of Bentley Systems's experience developing PseudoStation released in 1984, a program designed to replace the use of proprietary Intergraph graphic workstations to edit DGN files by substituting the much less expensive Tektronix compatible graphics terminals.