Is it possible to avoid this situation on a 4x4 before you start your F2L stage?

[TraciAG]

I don't have any pictures but I'm sure a lot of people on this forum will understand what I'm talking about. More often than not after I finish edge pairing I have to switch all my centers because as I put my F2L pair in,

(for example): I will have a blue/red f2l pair inserted, but my blue edge face is on the side with the red center and my red edge face is on the side with the blue center. I have to switch the centers so it fits correctly and that takes some time.

Is there a way to avoid this? If pictures are needed I can provide some.

 

[Lid]

If you solve the centers correctly you won't have this "problem".

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Make sure that you know your orientation when you are building centers so you place them in the right spot.

 

[Berd]

Just know the correct orientation [emoji8]

 

[Julian]

This means you didn't build your centers correctly according to your colour scheme. Learn a way to build centers correctly every time, maybe by doing them in a fixed order. If you do mess it up though, as soon as you notice, do
x' r2 U2 D2 r2 x, where r2 is a wide turn of the outer and inner layer together.

 

[TraciAG]

If you solve the centers correctly you won't have this "problem".

What do you mean? I have all of my centers correctly. I use standard US color scheme, white-yellow, green-blue, blah blah. But when I get to f2l I have to switch my white and yellow centers because of the problem I stated. How else could I do the centers differently?

 

[TraciAG]

This means you didn't build your centers correctly according to your colour scheme. Learn a way to build centers correctly every time, maybe by doing them in a fixed order. If you do mess it up though, as soon as you notice, do
x' r2 U2 D2 r2 x, where r2 is a wide turn of the outer and inner layer together.

My color scheme is standard US color scheme, but I don't know how I can solve my centers 'correctly' each time. Like as I'm building, I don't know if my blue or green centers need to be swapped until I finish my edges.

 

[guysensei1]

My color scheme is standard US color scheme, but I don't know how I can solve my centers 'correctly' each time. Like as I'm building, I don't know if my blue or green centers need to be swapped until I finish my edges.

Memorise the order of 3 colors. For example, I memorise that the 'correct' scheme is white-red-green going clockwise around the white/red/green center. You can extrapolate the rest of the colors from there.

 

[DeeDubb]

My color scheme is standard US color scheme, but I don't know how I can solve my centers 'correctly' each time. Like as I'm building, I don't know if my blue or green centers need to be swapped until I finish my edges.

I memorize that if I have White on the Bottom and Yellow on top, then Blue should be left of Red.

 

[Dene]

I learnt how to deal with this problem thanks to this awesome tutorial from thrawst.

Although I'm mostly centre neutral on 4x4 these days, I still use blue/yellow/red as my guide.

 

[TraciAG]

Memorise the order of 3 colors. For example, I memorise that the 'correct' scheme is white-red-green going clockwise around the white/red/green center. You can extrapolate the rest of the colors from there.

I memorize that if I have White on the Bottom and Yellow on top, then Blue should be left of Red.

I didn't think of that, thank you!

 

[Rocky0701]

As an almost sub 1:00 4x4 solver, I will admit that I still mess my centers up like this maybe one in every 20 solves. You really just have to be careful when doing centers and learn not just yellow/white blue/green orange/red, but like everyone else has said. What I use is when green is on the front and yellow is on top, then orange is on the right, because that is also my orientation for BLD.

 

[Please Dont Ask]

My color scheme is standard US color scheme, but I don't know how I can solve my centers 'correctly' each time. Like as I'm building, I don't know if my blue or green centers need to be swapped until I finish my edges.

You have to make sure that the adjacent center is correct

 

[10david14]

My color scheme is standard US color scheme, but I don't know how I can solve my centers 'correctly' each time. Like as I'm building, I don't know if my blue or green centers need to be swapped until I finish my edges.

Remember that when yellow is on the top, orange is to the right of green and red is to the right of blue.

 

[qqwref]

The way I personally remember the scheme is, with white center on left (I always pair the last four centers on the M slice) the color sequence going downwards is green, orange, blue, red, green, etc. With yellow on left it's opposite. With any other color on left... well, I have to think a little

 

[cubernya]

I always remember it as Red White Blue going clockwise around a corner

 

[josh42732]

I always remember it as Red White Blue going clockwise around a corner

Same

 

[cashis]

if yellow is on top, blue is on the left of red

 

[lerenard]

I just build my centers with correct colors opposite, and then check orientation before I begin edge pairing (although I'm starting to actually build my centers in the right spot to begin with.

 

[XTowncuber]

I always remember it as Red White Blue going clockwise around a corner

same, that's probably the easiest for us Americans.