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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 5, 2003

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                                   ANSYS. INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           Delaware                        0-20853               04-3219960
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                               Identification No.)

        275 Technology Drive, Canonsburg, PA                       15317
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

       (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) (724) 746-3304

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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

      (c)

            Exhibits

            Exhibit
            Number       Description
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            99.1         Press Release of the Registrant dated November 5, 2003

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

      The Information contained in this Item 9 of this Current Report on Form
8-K is being furnished pursuant to "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition" of Form 8-K.

      The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The
information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

      On November 5, 2003, ANSYS, Inc. issued an earnings release announcing its
financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. A copy of the
earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1



                                    SIGNATURE

      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, hereunto duly authorized.

                                                    ANSYS, INC.
                                                   (Registrant)

Date: November 5, 2003           By: /s/ MARIA T. SHIELDS
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                                     Maria T. Shields - Chief Financial Officer,
                                     VP of Finance and Administration
                                     (Ms. Shields is the Principal Financial and
                                     Accounting Officer and has been duly
                                     authorized to sign on behalf of the
                                     Registrant)