--- In [email protected], "Mike Bennett"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "cantspelwright"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I've been trying to learn the Gilles Roux method, but I can't really
> > understand the 3rd step, with the corners. Could someone please help
> > me figure it out?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Congrats on deciding to use this method. I personally feel like it's
> given far too little attention. Glad to see someone else trying it
out. :)
>
> As far as that step, it's trying to accomplish two things: correct
> corner placement (relative to eachother) and correct corner
> orientation. As a beginner, you should probably aim to do it in two
> steps. Pick one sequence that changes two adjacent corners ignoring
> whatever it does to the orientation. Same goes for one sequence to
> switch two opposite corners. That's whichever alg you like best from
> columns 2-5, and whichever you like best from column 6. Then, learn
> the 7 cases to orient corners when the permutation is correct. 9 algs
> to always solve corners in two steps or less. It can be very, very
> fast. Once you have those mastered, try to learn the rest of the
> cases for the fastest possible step.
>
> If recognition is what you're having trouble with, try twisting the
> top layer (mentally, if you can), to match up two corners with their
> correct positions. If the corners are next to eachother, and the
> other two are also correct, the permutation is already done. If they
> are next to eachother and the others are incorrect, then use your
> adjacent swap alg. If they are opposite eachother with the other two
> incorrect, use your other swap alg. Then, orient according to the
> pattern that comes up. Hope this helps.
>
> I'll put a page explaining this in detail up on my site sometime in
> the next few days when I have time. Thanks for the idea.
>
> Keep us updated on your progress.
>
> -Mike Bennett
>
Thanks this help quite a bit, but one thing I don't understand is
where in the graph it says something like "(D5)' Sym(F5)" does
that mean it's the same move as F5 and the inverse of D5?
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