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    <periodOfReport>2017-11-03</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2017-11-03</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>Altair Engineering Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ALTR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Christ Revocable Trust</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1820 E. BIG BEAVER ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TROY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MI</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>48083</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>C</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <value></value>
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                    <value>800000</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                    <value>0.00</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>8546728</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This amendment is being filed to correct the number of shares converted and sold.  The number of shares converted and sold was misstated on reporting person's original Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2017.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares were sold by the reporting person as a selling stockholder pursuant to an underwritten public offering by the Issuer. The offering closed on November 3, 2017. The reported sale price reflects the price at which the reporting person sold shares to the underwriters.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each share of Class B common stock is immediately convertible, at the option of the shareholder, into one share of Class A common stock and shall automatically convert into Class A common stock upon the occurrence of certain events. Please see Altair Engineering Inc. Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-1 (File No. 333-220710) for a description of the conversion rights.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Raoul Maitra attorney-in-fact for Christ Revocable Trust dated May 8, 2015</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-06-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
