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Draw Plate at a glance
Material Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Draw Plate
Draw Plate is a material item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.DrawPlate | Material |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Draw Plate is on 11 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Factory Tools | Golf factory (shelves) | 13% | 4 |
| Jeweler Tools | Jewelry storage (desk); Jewelry Store (cupboard) | 13% | 4 |
| Wire Factory Tools | Wire Factory (shelves, tool cabinet) | 10% | 4 |
| Blacksmith Tools | Blacksmith (shelves) | 7.9% | 4 |
| Welding Workshop Tools | Welding workshop (locker, tool cabinet) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Crate Blacksmithing | Garage storage (box, crate); Storage Unit (box, crate, shelves) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Metal Worker Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.0% | 3 |
| Tool Store Metalwork | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 2.9% | 4 |
It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Draw Plate Standing drill press | Steel Bar Quarter | None | Welding 3. Read: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 |
| Forge Draw Plate Primitive forge | 2 × any charcoal; quarter bar stock | any hammer; any crude tongs or any metalworking pliers or any tongs; any metalworking punch or any small punch | Blacksmithing 1. Read: Everyday Smithing - June 1993 or reach Blacksmithing 3 |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 3 recipes: Smelt Iron From Small Item, Smelt Small Iron Item, Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 3 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Golf Factory Tools (weight 20)
- Wire Factory Tools (weight 20)
- Jeweler Tools (weight 20)
- Golf Factory Tools (weight 10)
- Wire Factory Tools (weight 10)
- Jeweler Tools (weight 10)
- Blacksmith Tools (weight 8)
- Crate Metalwork (weight 8)
- Metal Worker Tools (weight 8)
- Welding Workshop Tools (weight 8)
- Tool Store Metalwork (weight 8)
- Metal Shop Tools (weight 8)
- Crate Blacksmithing (weight 8)
- Garage Metalwork (weight 2)
Counts as: any hasmetal, any smeltableironsmall.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Draw Plate weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Draw Plate?
Base.DrawPlate.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.