Template:Prop data base material guidelines

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prop_data base_types in Source SDK Base propdata.txt (retrieved April 2008)

base_type	Guidelines	Examples
Cardboard.Small	Cardboard / Paper blocks, less than 1 foot cubed.	small cardboard boxes, notepads, newspapers, thin books.
Cardboard.Medium	Cardboard / Paper blocks, less than 3 foot cubed.	cardboard boxes, thick books.
Cardboard.Large	Large Cardboard / Paper blocks.	solid cardboard boxes.
Cloth.Small	Small / thin cloth objects.	shorts, shirts, pants.
Cloth.Medium	Heavier cloth / leather objects.	briefcases.
Cloth.Large	Large / thick cloth objects.	armchairs, mattresses.
Wooden.Tiny	Tiny Wooden pieces that should die in one hit.	splinters.
Wooden.Small	Wooden blocks, less than 1 foot cubed.	pieces of board, branches.
Wooden.Medium	Wooden blocks, less than 3 foot cubed.	boards, small crates, pallettes, ladders, chairs.
Wooden.Large	Large wooden blocks, less than 5 foot cubed.	crates, benches.
Wooden.ExtraLarge	Extra large wooden objects.	posts.
Wooden.Huge	Huge wooden objects.	big wardrobes, bookcases.
Stone.Small	Stone blocks, less than 1 foot cubed.	cinderblocks, small rocks.
Stone.Medium	Medium stone blocks, less than 3 foot cubed.	rubble chunks.
Stone.Large	Large stone blocks, less than 5 foot cubed.	big rubble chunks.
Stone.Huge	Huge stone blocks, greater than 5 foot cubed.	enormous rubble chunks.
Glass.Small	Glass blocks, less than 1 foot cubed.	bottles, jugs, glasses.
Glass.Window
Metal.Small	Small metal blocks, less than 1 foot cubed.	tin cans, paint tins, metal buckets.
Metal.Medium	Medium metal objects.	wheelbarrows, metal boxes, bicycles, barrels, ladders, filing cabinets.
Metal.Large	Large metal objects.	ibeams, dumpsters, car bodies, refridgerators.
Plastic.Small	Plastic blocks, less than 2 foot cubed.	plastic cups, plastic milk crates, phones.
Plastic.Medium	Plastic blocks, less than 4 foot cubed.	plastic chairs, tables, barrels.
Plastic.Large	Large Plastic objects, or medium objects with mixes of plastic & metal that you still want destructable.	computer equipment.
Item.Small	Plastic blocks, less than 2 foot cubed.	plastic cups, plastic milk crates, phones.
Item.Medium	Plastic blocks, less than 4 foot cubed.	plastic chairs, tables, barrels.
Item.Large	Large Plastic objects, or medium objects with mixes of plastic & metal that you still want destructable.	computer equipment.
Pottery.Small	Pottery blocks, less than 2 foot cubed.	flowerpots.
Pottery.Medium	Medium pottery objects.	large flowerpots.
Pottery.Large	Large pottery objects.	big chunks of wall plaster.
Pottery.Huge	Huge pottery objects.	big ornate pottery vessels.
Flesh.Tiny	Flesh blocks that should die in a single hit.	fruit, food items, gibs.
Flesh.Small	Flesh blocks, less than 1 foot cubed.	fruit, food items, gibs.