Aiming at the existing problems in the process of product modeling and structure design such as of no visualized appearance, low efficiency and the easy interference of parts, a Pro/E-based product design method is proposed which, in the component pattern, conducts three-dimensional design by considering core component as reference and creates the rest parts according to modeling surface. This method effectively prevents the easy interference of parts during the process of product design, ensures the precise alignment among parts and avoids design repetition, thus greatly improves the design efficiency. Its application in the process of intelligent data acquisition terminal product design has proved the high efficiency and practicality of this design method.