3x4x5 Cuboid - Phase 1
Step A
Case 1
No Up Corners sticking out. Move to step B.
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Case 2
One Corner Sticking Out of U Layer. Move to step B.
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Case 3
Two Corners Sticking Out of U Layer. Move to step B.
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Case 4
Three Corners Sticking Out of U Layer. Rotate U Layer.
U
Case 5
Four Corners Sticking Out of U Layer. Rotate U Layer.
U
Step B
Case 1
No Down Corners sticking out. Move to step E.
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Case 2
One Corner Sticking Out of D Layer. Move to step C.
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Case 3
Two Corners Sticking Out of D Layer. Move to step C.
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Case 4
Three Corners Sticking Out of D Layer. Rotate D Layer.
D
Case 5
Four Corners Sticking Out of D Layer. Rotate D Layer.
D
Step C
Case 1
Two Corners Sticking out of U and D layers. Bring corners to U Layer, facing the front.
Combination of B, D, Lw
Case 2
Four Corners Stickout out of U and D Layers. Bring at least three corners to U Layer, then turn U. Then bring corners to the U Layer, facing the front.
Combination of B D Lw, then U
Step D
Only Case
Two Corners Sticking out of Front U layer. Perform algorithm so that they do not stick out.
Rw U' B U B U
Step E
Case 1
No edges sticking out. Go to step I.
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Case 2
Edge sticking out. Move edge to U Layer, facing the back.
F, U and/or B
Step F
Case 1
Sunken edge on top left. Go to step G.
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Case 2
Sunken edge not on top left. Move edge to U Layer, facing the left.
Rw, Lw and/or D
Step G
Only Case
Edge sticking out of back and sunken on left. Swap Edges.
Lw D' Lw F Rw U
Step H
Only Case
Repeat steps E-G until no edges stick out of U and D Layers.
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Step I
Case 1
No u Corners sticking out. Go to step J.
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Case 2
One Corner Sticking Out of u Layer. Go to step J.
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Case 3
Two Corners Sticking Out of u Layer. Go to step J.
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Case 4
Three Corners Sticking Out of u Layer. Rotate u Layer.
u
Case 5
Four Corners Sticking Out of u Layer. Rotate u Layer.
u
Step J
Case 1
No corners sticking out of d Layer. Go to step M.
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Case 2
One Corner Sticking Out of d Layer. Go to step K.
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Case 3
Two corners sticking out of d Layer. Go to step K.
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Case 4
Three corners sticking out of d Layer. Rotate d Layer.
d
Case 5
Four corners sticking out of d Layer. Rotate d Layer.
d
Step K
Case 1
Two Corners Sticking out of u and d layers. Bring corners to u layer, facing the front.
Combination of B, d, Lw
Case 2
Four Corners Stickout out of u and d Layers. Bring at least three corners to u, then turn u. Then bring corners to the u layer, facing the front.
Combination of B d Lw, then u
Step L
Only Case
Two corners sticking out of u layer, facing the front. Perform algorithm so they do not stick out.
Rw u' B u B u
Step M
Case 1
No edges sticking out. Go to phase 2.
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Case 2
Edge sticking out. Move edge to u Layer, facing the back.
F, u and/or B
Step N
Case 1
Sunken edge on u layer, facing left. Go to step O.
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Case 2
Sunken edge not on u layer, facing left. Rotate until sunken edge is on u layer, facing left.
Rw, Lw and/or d
Step O
Only Case
Edge sticking out of back and sunken edge on left. Swap edges.
Lw d' Lw F Rw u
Step P
Only Case
Repeat steps M-O until no edges stick out of u and d Layers.
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