EXHIBIT 23.1

                      Consent of Independent Accountants
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-52044, 33-89528, 33-89530 and 33-61485) of
Parametric Technology Corporation and its subsidiaries of our report dated
October 19, 1995, except as to Notes F and G which are dated November 17, 1995,
appearing on page 35 of the 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders which is
incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule,
which appears on page 13 of this Form 10-K.



/S/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 22, 1995