EXHIBIT 23.1




                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-4278) of ANSYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries of our
report dated January 30, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements,
which appears in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated January 30, 2001 relating to the financial
statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.



/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 23, 2001