Abstract: The forward modeling is an effective way to study the characteristics of transient electromagnetic (TEM) responses. The high precision and fast 3D forward modeling technology is a hot spot in the study of TEM forward modeling. The multiphysics module in ANSYS software is suitable for the forward modeling of TEM. In this paper, the application method of ANSYS software in TEM 3D forward modeling is introduced by some model examples, including the preprocessing, loading, solution setting and post-processing. The numerical results show that the simulation of TEM forward modeling by using ANSYS software has high accuracy. The TEM forward modeling using ANSYS can improve the efficiency of forward simulation calculation and provide a strong support for analyzing and understanding the characteristics of TEM response.