Exhibit 23.2



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  January  30,  2002  relating to the
consolidated  financial  statements,  which  appears  in the  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders of ANSYS Inc.,  which is incorporated in ANSYS Inc.'s Form 10-K for
the year ended  December  31,  2002.  We also  consent to the  incorporation  by
reference  of our report  dated  January  30,  2002  relating  to the  financial
statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 25, 2003