Prefab Editor Export Import (2024)

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This guide will walk players through minimal steps to export a Prefab from the PREFAB EDITOR in the EDITING TOOLS menu and import it into a playable game world such as Navezgane or a Random World Generation. The intended audiences are players that already know the basics of how to create buildings with blocks from the Creative Menu.

Video Tutorial[ | ]

Guide how to import a prefab into a new/existing game world.

Note: These steps are for standard 7 Days to Die (Alpha 17 b240+) without any modifications on the PC/Steam platform.

Disable the EasyAntiCheat Setting[ | ]

• Start Steam and launch 7 Days to Die
• Click on Show game launcher button from the Launch Options
• Remove tick from the Use EasyAntiCheat (EAC) checkbox
• Click on the Run button to start the game

Note: Disabling of EAC is required to save an imported Prefab

Open the PREFAB EDITOR[ | ]

• Click on EDITING TOOLS from the main menu

• Click on PREFAB EDITOR from the EDITING TOOLS menu

Create a Prefab[ | ]

• Press the ESC key to open the DEBUG TOOLS

• Click on the PREFAB BROWSER icon in the DEBUG TOOLS
• Click on the CREATE NEW PREFAB button

• Click on the LEVEL TOOLS 2 icon
• Place a tick in the SHOW GROUND LEVEL checkbox
• Press the ESC key to exit the DEBUG TOOLS

• Press the U key to open the Creative Menu
• Put any building blocks into the Player Toolbelt and INVENTORY grid
• Press the ESC key to exit the Creative Menu

• Press the 1 key to make the first block on the Toolbelt active
• Press the Z key to start a selection

• Move the cursor about one block east/right and press the Z key again to expand the selection

• Press the L key to fill the selection with the current active block in the Toolbelt

• Press the CTRL+C keys to copy the selection
• Press the SHIFT+CTRL+V keys to create a movable preview of the selection

• Press the X key to rotate the preview

• Press the G+SPACE keys to move the preview up

• Press the SHIFT+CTRL+V keys again to place the moved blocks thereby ending the preview

Export a Prefab[ | ]

• Focus the cursor on the corner block and press the SHIFT+Z keys expanding the existing selection to encompass all the placed blocks

• Press the ESC key to open the DEBUG TOOLS
• Click on the LEVEL TOOLS 2 icon
• Place a tick in the SHOW BOUNDS checkbox
• Click on the UPDATE BOUNDS button

• Click on the PREFAB BROWSER icon
• Click on the SAVE button

• Type in a desired Prefab NAME
• Click on the SAVE button
• Click on the EXIT button to quit the PREFAB EDITOR

Start a NEW GAME or CONTINUE GAME[ | ]

• Click on NEW GAME or CONTINUE GAME from the Main Menu
• Type a new GAME NAME or click on an existing game entry if continuing
• Click on the ADVANCED tab
• Click to set CHEAT MODE to ON
• Click on the START button

Note: CHEAT MODE is required to be ON during Prefab import and may be disabled afterwards

Enable Debug Mode[ | ]

• Press the F1 key to open the Command Console window
• Type dm and press the ENTER key to enable Debug Mode
• Press the ESC key to quit the Command Console window

Import a Prefab[ | ]

• Find a fairly flat ground area
• Press the Z key to select one block
• Press the K key to open the Prefab Properties menu
• Click on the DynamicPrefabs button

• Click on the previously saved Prefab name from the list
• Click on the Load into prefab button

• Press the K key again to open the Prefab Properties menu
• Click on the DynamicPrefabs button again
• Click on the Apply BB position button

• Click on the Save all prefab positions button

• Press the ESC key to quit the DynamicPrefabs window

• Press the ESC key again to open the DEBUG TOOLS menu
• Click on the RECALC STABILITY button from the DEBUG TOOLS menu
• Click on the EXIT button to quit this game world

• Lastly, Continue the Game