Abstract: A design method with the adaptability was proposed to solve the problems that it is small scale design and produce but high cost and low efficiency for response the individual requirements of clients in hydraulic press enterprises. The research focused on the desgin process of YH30 hydraulic press machine. Centering on the basic idea of adaptable design, the adaptive reusing, adaptive recongfiguration, adaptive validate and adaptive optimization was put forward based on three dimensional CAD platform. Research and application results showed that the adaptable design can improve the efficiency of new product development, reduce the cost and abandonment rate of the products.