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                         UNITED STATES-
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            FORM 10-Q
                                
                                
(Mark One)
  X     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                   
             For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999
                                   
                                  OR
                                   
       TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                   
                   Commission file number:  0-20853
                                   
                              ANSYS, Inc.
        (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                   
                DELAWARE                    04-3219960
       (State or other jurisdiction of    (IRS Employer
        incorporation or organization)     Identification No.)
       
       275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA            15317
       (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)
                                   
                             724-746-3304
         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                   
       Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant (1) has
       filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
       15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
       preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
       registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
       has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
       90 days.
       Yes   X     No
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       The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock,
       par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of May 3, 1999
       was 16,418,906 shares.









                                
                                
                                
                                

                           SIGNATURES
                                
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                            ANSYS, Inc.
                            
Date: May 4, 1999           By:  /s/ Peter J. Smith
                                 Peter J. Smith
                                 Chairman and Chief
                                 Executive Officer
                            
                            
Date: May 4, 1999           By:  /s/ Maria T. Shields
                                 Maria T. Shields
                                 Chief Financial Officer