EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated September 3, 2002 (except Note 3 and Note 14, as to
which the date is March 10, 2003) in the Registration Statement Amendment No. 1
(Form S-1 No. 333-104035) and related Prospectus of Avatech Solutions, Inc. and
subsidiaries for the registration of 2,320,247 shares of its common stock.

                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
April 9, 2003

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