January 13, 2009




Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC  20549

RE:	Schedule 13G
	Ansys, Inc.
	As of December 31, 2008

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 13(d)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, attached please find a copy of Schedule 13G for the above named
company showing a change of beneficial ownership of 1% or more as of
December 31, 2008 filed  on behalf of Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Very truly yours,



Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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Enclosures

cc:	Office of the Corporate Secretary
	Ansys, Inc
	275 Technology Drive, Southpointe
	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317

	Securities Division
	NASD Financial Center
	33 Whitehall Street
	New York, NY  10004

	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C.  20549

	Schedule 13G

	Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	(Amendment No. 2)*


	Ansys, Inc.

	(Name of Issuer)


	Common Stock par value $.01 per share
	(Title of Class of Securities)


	03662Q105
	(CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
_____.  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject
to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).







Page 1 of 5 Pages
CUSIP NO. 03662Q105                                13G

 1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
      Eagle Asset Management, Inc.      59-2385219

 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
					(A) ______
                                        (B) ______

 3  SEC USE ONLY

 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

   State of Florida

        NUMBER OF             	5   SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                            4,813,223
      BENEFICIALLY          	6   SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED                             - - -
         AS OF
    DECEMBER 31, 2005    	7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        BY EACH                           4,813,223
       REPORTING               	8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON WITH                      - - -

 9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             3,675,838

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*
                                               [___]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

              5.37%

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA
_____________________________________________________________
                  *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_____________________________________________________________
                                            Page 2 of 5 Pages
Item 1(a) 	Name of Issuer:

          		Ansys, Inc.


Item 1(b) 	Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

           	275 Technology Drive, Southpointe
		Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317


Item 2(a) 	Name of Person Filing:

         	Eagle Asset Management, Inc.


Item 2(b) 	Address of Principal Business Office:

          	880 Carillon Parkway
          	St. Petersburg, Florida  33716


Item 2(c)	Citizenship:

          	Florida


Item 2(d) 	Title of Class of Securities:

          	Common Stock par value $.01 per share


Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

          	03662Q105


Item 3    	Type of Reporting Person:

		(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section
		203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940



Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 4   	Ownership as of December 31, 2008

         (a)  	Amount Beneficially Owned:

              	4,813,223 shares of common stock beneficially owned
		including:

                                                       No. of Shares
             	Eagle Asset Management, Inc.            4,813,223

          (b)  	Percent of Class:                      	5.37%


         (c)	Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

              	(i)          (ii)           (iii)        (iv)
              	                            Deemed       Deemed
              	Deemed       Deemed  	    to have      to have
              	to have      to have        Sole Power   Shared Power
              	Sole Power   Shared Power   to Dispose   to Dispose
              	to Vote or   to Vote or     or to        or to
              	to Direct    to Direct      Direct the   Direct the
              	to Vote      to Vote        Disposition  Disposition

Eagle Asset     4,813,223    ----           4,813,223    ----
Management, Inc.


Item 5   	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

        	 If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
		 as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
		 be the  beneficial owner of more than five percent of th
		 class  of securities, check the following.

                                             		(___)

Item 6   	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
		Person:

              	 N/A

Item 7   	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
		Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
		Holding Company:

              	 N/A

Page 4 of 5 Pages
Item 8   	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

		N/A


Item 9   	Notice of Dissolution of Group:   N/A


Item 10  	Certification:

         	By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge
		and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
		in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired fo
		purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
		influencing the control of the issuer of such securities
		and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant
		in  any transaction having such purposes or effect.

         	Signature


         	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
		belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
		statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: January 13, 2009             	EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.



                                   	__________________________________
                                   	Damian Sousa
                                  	Vice President
                                   	Chief Compliance Officer















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