Professors Cube/Patterns

Pretty Patterns

Checkered Faces

To get the Professors Cube cube into a state where each face is covered with a checkered pattern (orange-red, blue-green, and white-yellow), apply the following algorithm to three orthogonal faces:

U U u u d d D D

apply to orange or red face,
then apply to blue or green face,
then apply to white or yellow face

That is,

• Two clockwise rotations of the upper layer

• Two clockwise rotations of the upper two layers

• Two clockwise rotations of the upper three layers

• Two clockwise rotations of the upper four layers

Apply this algorithm to either the red or orange face; apply it to either the white or yellow face; and finally, apply it to either the blue or green face.

Stripes

The stripes pattern is one that happens when applying the Diamond pattern (see below).

d  d  u f'
l  l  d f
l' r  b' f
l' u' f  f
l  d' u  u

Diamond

d  d  u f'
l  l  d f
l' r  b' f
l' u' f  f
l  d' u  u
(cube will have stripes pattern)
R' L  U' D
F' B  R' L
r' l  u' d
f' b  r' l

This algorithm has 32 moves total.

Links

https://www.mzrg.com/rubik/pat5.shtml