Maltese Gear (Steps 2a to 2c)


The Maltese Gear will be created in 3 sub-steps.

Step 2a

Parity

When all the gears have been solved, your cube will look like this:

In the general case: all are oriented at 0° or 180°

In our specific case: RF, DR, DL, and LF are oriented at 180°, the others (white) are oriented at 0°

90° rotation of BD and RD

View of the Right and Back faces
for presentation

View of the Front and Right faces
for movements

XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)

Permutation RU->FD->LD
Permutation FR->DB

90° rotation of BD and LD

View of the Back and Left faces
for presentation

View of the Left and Front faces
for movements

XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)

LU->FD->RD Swap
FL->DB Swap

90° Rotation of DB and DR

View from the Down side
for presentation

View from the Front side
for movements

XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)

90° Rotation of DB and DL

View from the Down side
for presentation

View from the Front side
for movements

XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)

Step 2b

Placement

Once all the gears have been processed, your cube will look like this:

In the general case: all are correctly positioned

In our specific case: RF, DR, DL, and LF are oriented at 180°, the others are oriented at 0°

RF->DF->DL swap

View from the Down and Right faces
for presentation

View from the Front and Right faces
for movement

A' = (F R' F' R U R U' R')
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)
A = (R U R' U' R' F R F')
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)

RF->DF->DR swap

View of the Down and Right faces
for presentation

View of the Front and Right faces
for moves

A' = (F R' F' R U R U' R')
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)
A = (R U R' U' R' F R F')
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)

Permutation LF->DF->DL

View of the Left and Down faces
for presentation

View of the Left and Front faces
for moves

C' = (F' L F L' U' L' U L)
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)
C = (L' U' L U L F' L' F)
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)

LF->DF->DR Permutation

View from Left and Down faces
for presentation

View from Left and Front faces
for moves

C' = (F' L F L' U' L' U L)
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)
C = (L' U' L U L F' L' F)
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)

Step 2c

The final orientation

When all the gears have been processed, your cube will look like this:

In the general case: all are correctly oriented (0°)

180° rotation of RF and DL

View of the Down and Right faces
for presentation

View of the Front and Right faces
for movements

A' = (F R' F' R U R U' R')
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)
A = (R U R' U' R' F R F')
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)
A' = (F R' F' R U R U' R')

180° rotation of RF and DR

View of the Down and Right faces
for presentation

View from the Front and Right faces
for movements

A' = (F R' F' R U R U' R')
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)
A = (R U R' U' R' F R F')
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)
A' = (F R' F' R U R U' R')

180° rotation of LF and DL

View from the Left and Down faces
for presentation

View from the Left and Front faces
for movements

C' = (F' L F L' U' L' U L)
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)
C = (L' U' L U L F' L' F)
XL = (R4 D R4 D' R4)
C' = (F' L F L' U' L' U L)

180° Rotation of LF and DR

View from Left and Down faces
for presentation

View from Left and Front faces
for movements

C' = (F' L F L' U' L' U L)
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)
C = (L' U' L U L F' L' F)
XR = (R4 D' R4 D R4)
C' = (F' L F L' U' L' U L)

Your Maltese Gear is solved.