EXHIBIT 23.1
                                                                                



                       Report of Independent Accountants



To the Board of Directors of
ANSYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Our report on the consolidated financial statements of ANSYS, Inc. and
Subsidiaries has been incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K from page 20
of the 1998 Annual Report to Stockholders of ANSYS, Inc. and Subsidiaries.  In
connection with our audits of such financial statements, we have also audited
the related financial statement schedule listed in Item 14(a)(2) on page 13 of
this Form 10-K.

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 required to be
included therein.



/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 28, 1999