UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    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)              April 27, 2005   
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                        Parametric Technology Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


       Massachusetts                 0-18059                 04-2866152
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      (State or Other              (Commission              (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)     File Number)           Identification No.)


140 Kendrick Street,  Needham,  Massachusetts                 02494-2714
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (781) 370-5000        
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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                        Section 2 - Financial Information

Item  2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 27, 2005 the company issued a press release announcing results for its
fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2005. A copy of the press release is furnished
herewith as Exhibit 99.1.





                  Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item  9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

99.1     A copy of the press release issued by Parametric Technology Corporation
         on April 27, 2005 is furnished herewith.









                                   SIGNATURES

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.



                                    Parametric Technology Corporation



Date: April 27, 2005                By: /s/ Cornelius F. Moses, III 
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                                       Cornelius F. Moses, III
                                       Executive Vice President and
                                       Chief Financial Officer