SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CENDES ZOLTAN

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

SOUTHPOINTE

275 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE

(Street)

CANONSBURG

15317

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANSYS INC [ ANSS ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Technology Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	546,864⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (right to buy)	07/31/2008	12/15/2008	Common Stock	79,659⁽²⁾	$3.22	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	07/31/2008	10/01/2011	Common Stock	318,636⁽³⁾	$5.67	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Received in exchange for 1,266,236 shares of Ansoft Corporation ("Ansoft") common stock pursuant to the merger agreement by and among Ansoft, ANSYS, Inc. ("ANSYS"), Evgeni, Inc. and Sidney LLC (the "Merger"). On the effective date of the Merger, the closing market value of ANSYS common stock was $45.88 per share and the closing market value of Ansoft common stock was $35.71 per share.

2. Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 100,000 shares of Ansoft common stock at $2.56 per share.

3. Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 400,000 shares of Ansoft common stock at $4.51 per share.

	Colleen Zak Hess, Attorney-in-Fact	08/07/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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