Sheet Metal spawn locations on Chernarus+
Sheet Metal (Tools › Base building) spawns on Chernarus+: the economy keeps about 50 on the map at a time. It can lie in 5,265 buildings. Most of them are Industrial buildings. It also spawns at events: Police roadblock, Train wreck, Airplane crate and Heli crash.
On other maps: Nasdara, Livonia, Sakhal, Namalsk, Raman, DeerIsle Experimental
It lies on the ground for about 4 h before the game removes it.
Best building types
The chance to find at least one in a single building of that type, on a visit to a full server.
| Building | Loot Type | How many | Chance in one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfinished building | Industrial | 5 | 6 % |
| Kiln | Industrial | 3 | 6 % |
| Factory | Industrial | 17 | 5 % |
| Hangar | Industrial | 4 | 4 % |
| Barn | Farm | 12 | 3 % |
| Cement works | Industrial | 24 | 3 % |
| Mine building | Industrial | 5 | 3 % |
| Industrial building | Industrial | 1 | 3 % |
| Large garage | Industrial | 20 | 2 % |
| Warehouse | Industrial | 62 | 2 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Police roadblock | 31 | 1 % |
 Train wreck | 17 | 1 % |
 Airplane crate | 5 | 2 % |
 Heli crash | 1 | 3 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Berezino | 3.5 | 97 % |
| Elektrozavodsk | 2.7 | 93 % |
| Chernogorsk | 2.1 | 88 % |
| Novaya Petrovka | 1.8 | 84 % |
| Prigorodki | 1.7 | 81 % |
| Severograd | 1.6 | 79 % |
| Air Base Vybor | 1.4 | 76 % |
| Novodmitrovsk | 1.4 | 74 % |
| Chernaya Polyana | 1.1 | 67 % |
| Novoselki | 1 | 63 % |
More Base building
These are estimates for a full server from the game's loot files, as the Map's Item Filter shows them: each item's count on the map spread over every building and event site that can hold it. A looted server has less.