Exhibit 23.1



Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of our reports dated September 21, 2005, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Avatech Solutions, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2005.



Registration Statements on Form S-3:



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|REGISTRATION NUMBER                  |  | DATE FILED                                                                                                                                              |  |                 
|333-50426                            |  | November 28, 2001                                                                                                                                       |  |                 
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|Registration Statements on Form S-8: |  |                                                                                                                                                        
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|REGISTRATION NUMBER                  |  | NAME                                                                                                                                                    |  | DATE FILED      
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|333-14429                            |  | 1996 Amended and Restated 1987 Stock Option Plan 1996 Equity Incentive Plan 1996 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan Employee Stock Purchase
Plan |  | October 18, 1996
|333-56079                            |  | 1996 Equity Incentive Plan Employee Stock Purchase Plan                                                                                                 |  | June 4, 1998    
|333-59569                            |  | 1998 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan                                                                                                                      |  | July 22, 1998   
|333-85939                            |  | 1996 Equity Incentive Plan Employee Stock Purchase Plan 1998 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan                                                              |  | August 26, 1999 
|333-107017                           |  | Restricted Stock Award Plan                                                                                                                             |  | July 14, 2003   
|333-108354                           |  | 2002 Stock Option Plan                                                                                                                                  |  | August 29, 2003 
|333-117195                           |  | Employee Stock Purchase Plan                                                                                                                            |  | July 7, 2004    
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|                                     |  | /s/    ERNST & YOUNG LLP                                                                                                                               



Baltimore, Maryland

September 28, 2005