EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 dated June 8, 2000 and related Prospectus
pertaining to the MSC.Software Corporation 1998 Stock Option
Plan, the MSC.Software Corporation 2000 Executive Cash or Stock
Bonus Plan and the MSC.Software Corporation Executive Bonus Plan
of our report dated February 23, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of the MSC.Software Corporation
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
June 6, 2000
