The invention relates to the technical field of computer aided design and manufacturing, and in particular relates to an integral design method and an integral design device for a curved surface. The integral design method for the curved surface comprises the following steps of: 1) determining a number M of reference points to be acquired; 2) setting three-dimensional coordinate values (xi, yj, Z(xi, yj)), Zx (xi, yj), Zy (xi, yj) and Zxy (xi, yj) of the M reference points, wherein (i, j=0,1,2,...,n), and (n+1)<2>=M; 3) substituting the four types of parameters into the following formula; and 4) generating the curved surface according to the formula. A curved surface generation device generates the curved surface by using the curved surface generation method. By adopting integral design, the working procedure is simple; the curved surface can be generated only by using one formula; the calculation working amount is small; the number of occupied computer resources is small; the number of reference points is set, and the four types of parameters are substituted into the formula; the curved surface design efficiency is improved; and a designer can understand and use the curved surface conveniently.