Exhibit 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  January  30,  2001  relating to the
financial  statements of ANSYS, Inc., which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to
Shareholders of ANSYS,  Inc., which is incorporated by reference in ANSYS Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent
to the  incorporation by reference of our report dated January 30, 2001 relating
to  the  financial  statement  schedule, which  appears in such Annual Report on
Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 12, 2001