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Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate

Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate

A heavy weighted pressure plate is a type of pressure plate that produces a redstone signal while one or more entities stand on it. Depending on how many…

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Contents (19)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Crafting
  4. Usage
  5. Sounds
  6. Generic
  7. Unique
  8. Data values
  9. ID
  10. Block states
  11. Videos
  12. History
  13. Java Edition
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. Legacy Console Edition
  16. New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  17. Data history
  18. Issues
  19. References
For the light variant made of gold, see Light Weighted Pressure Plate.
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate'
Invicon Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Renewable Yes
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool SlotSprite Pickaxe Required.png: Sprite image for Pickaxe Required in Minecraft
Blast resistance 0.5
Hardness 0.5
Luminous No
Transparent Yes
Waterloggable No (JE)
Yes (BE)
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Map color
 6 METAL
Note block instrument Default (Harp)

A heavy weighted pressure plate is a type of pressure plate that produces a redstone signal while one or more entities stand on it. Depending on how many entities are detected, the outputted signal strength will range from 1 to 15.

Obtaining

Breaking

A heavy weighted pressure plate can be mined with anything, but pickaxes are the fastest. A heavy weighted pressure plate also breaks and drops itself if a piston extends or pushes a block into its location, or if the block under the pressure plate is moved or destroyed.

Block Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate
Hardness 0.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 0.4 (JE)
0.4 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.2 (JE)
0.2 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.15 (JE)
0.15 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.15 (JE)
0.15 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.1 (JE)
0.1 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.1 (JE)
0.1 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.1 (JE)
0.1 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Crafting

Ingredients Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot
Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot
Invicon Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate.png: Inventory sprite for Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate

Usage

Heavy weighted pressure plate
Signal strength Entity count
0 0
1 1–10
2 11–20
3 21–30
4 31–40
5 41–50
6 51–60
7 61–70
8 71–80
9 81–90
10 91–100
11 101–110
12 111–120
13 121–130
14 131–140
15 141+
Main article: Pressure Plate § Usage

Activation

Main article: Pressure Plate § Activation

Heavy weighted pressure plates can be activated by most entities (including players, mobs, items, arrows, experience orbs, fishing bobs, etc.) and emit a redstone signal strength that is equal to 1⁄10 of the amount of entities on top of them (rounded up to the nearest integer), up to a maximum power level of 15. Certain entities, however (such as players in spectator mode and markers), cannot activate them nor keep them activated.

In Java Edition, item frames and glow item frames cannot activate heavy weighted pressure plates but they can still keep them activated.[1]

The signal strength from a heavy weighted pressure plate does not vary with the type of entity. 15 mobs will produce the same signal strength as 15 different items. Note the heavy weighted pressure plate counts entities, not the quantity of items, generally leading to one entity count per stack of items. For more information see item entity behavior.

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Sounds

Generic

Java Edition:

BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft iron sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.iron.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.816
​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]BlocksWhen the block is placedblock.iron.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.816
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.iron.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.516
​Something falls on a blockEntity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.iron.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.50.7516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.iron.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

BlockSprite block-of-iron.png: Sprite image for block-of-iron in Minecraft iron sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenbreak.iron​ ?1.00.8
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.iron​ ?1.00.8
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.iron​ ?0.30.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagestep.iron​ ?1.01.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.iron​ ?0.21.0
​FootstepsPlayersJumping from the blockstep.iron​ ?0.121.1
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block without fall damagestep.iron​ ?0.41.0

Unique

Java Edition

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate is deactivatedblock.metal_pressure_plate.click_offsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click​0.30.6516
​Pressure Plate clicksBlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate is activatedblock.metal_pressure_plate.click_onsubtitles.block.pressure_plate.click​0.30.7516

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?BlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate deactivatesclick_off.metal_pressure_plate​ ?0.30.65
​ ?BlocksWhen a weighted pressure plate activatesclick_on.metal_pressure_plate​ ?0.30.75

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierFormBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite heavy-weighted-pressure-plate.png: Sprite image for heavy-weighted-pressure-plate in Minecraft Heavy Weighted Pressure Plateheavy_weighted_pressure_plateBlock & Itempressure_plates
wall_post_override		 block.minecraft.heavy_weighted_pressure_plate

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite heavy-weighted-pressure-plate.png: Sprite image for heavy-weighted-pressure-plate in Minecraft Heavy Weighted Pressure Plateheavy_weighted_pressure_plate148Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3] tile.heavy_weighted_pressure_plate.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

See also: Pressure Plate § Block states

Java Edition:

Name Default value Allowed values Description
power00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15		Specifies the redstone power level currently being produced by the weighted pressure plate.

Bedrock Edition:

NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
redstone_signal0x1
0x2
0x4
0x8		00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15		0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15		Specifies the redstone power level currently being produced by the weighted pressure plate.
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Videos

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.513w01a Added heavy weighted pressure plates.
The model of heavy weighted pressure plates in item form is thicker.
1.7.213w36a All entities are now allowed to trigger heavy weighted pressure plates.
Heavy weighted pressure plates have been repurposed: rather than outputting based on the amount of and the stack size of item entities, their output now depends on the amount of entities (including non-item entities) on top of them. As a result, the stack size of item entities is now ignored: for example, dropping a stick item and a dirt item on top of a heavy weighted pressure plate now results in a higher output signal compared to dropping a full stack of sand on it (previously, the opposite would've been the case). The original signal strength values per amount of items are listed below:
1.814w10a The model of heavy weighted pressure plates in item form has been changed.
14w10c The model of heavy weighted pressure plates in item form has been changed.[2]
1.915w31a The model of heavy weighted pressure plates in item form has been changed.
15w46a Mobs no longer spawn on heavy weighted pressure plates.
1.1318w20a "Weighted Pressure Plate (Heavy)" has now been renamed to "Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate".
1.1418w43a The textures of heavy weighted pressure plates have been changed.
1.21.424w44a Heavy weighted pressure plates now drop when broken with any tool.
1.21.525w02a Added new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.13.0build 1 Added heavy weighted pressure plates.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The textures of heavy weighted pressure plates have been changed.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.22 Changed name from "Weighted Pressure Plate (Heavy)" to "Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate" to match Java Edition.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.24 Heavy weighted pressure plates no longer require a pickaxe to drop themselves, and are mined faster when using an improper tool.
1.21.60Preview 1.21.60.25 Added new break, place, step, fall and hit sounds.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU19CU71.121.121.12Patch 11.0.1 Added heavy weighted pressure plates.
1.90 The textures of heavy weighted pressure plates have been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added heavy weighted pressure plates.

Data history

Java Edition
1.1317w47a Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 148.

Issues

Issues relating to "Heavy Weighted Pressure Plate" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

  1. ↑ This behavior can be observed by placing an item frame inside of a heavy weighted pressure plate and then stepping on it: the pressure plate doesn't revert to its inactive state even after the player steps off.
  2. ↑ MC-50309
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