EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Simplex Solutions, Inc. of our report dated October 19,
2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements which appears in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Simplex Solutions, Inc., for the year ended
September 30, 2001.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
February 12, 2002