EXHIBIT 23 ---- CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual
Report (Form 10-K) of Intergraph Corporation and subsidiaries
of our  report dated January 31, 2001, included in the 2000
Annual Report to Shareholders of Intergraph Corporation.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of
Intergraph Corporation listed in Item 14(a)(2).  This schedule
is the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred
to above, when considered in relation to the  basic financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material
respects the information set forth herein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 33-25880) pertaining to
the Stock Bonus Plan dated December 22, 1988; in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-53849) pertaining
to the Intergraph Corporation  1992 Stock Option Plan dated
May 27, 1994; in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
33-57211) pertaining to the Assumption of Options under  the
InterCAP Graphics Systems, Inc. 1989 Stock Option Plan and
1994 Nonqualified Stock Option Program dated January 10, 1995;
in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.  33-59621) pertaining
to the 1995 Intergraph Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan
dated May 26, 1995; in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.
333-79129) pertaining to the Intergraph Corporation Nonemployee
Director Stock Option Plan dated May 24, 1999; in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-79137) pertaining to the Intergraph
Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan dated May 24, 1999; in the
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-40300) pertaining to the
2000 Intergraph Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan dated
June 27, 2000; and in the related Prospectuses, of our  report
dated  January 31, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Intergraph Corporation and subsidiaries
included or incorporated by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Birmingham, Alabama
March 23, 2001