Want help using Cube Explorer correctly and calculating cases

[Stefan]

@javac -target 1.1 -O -d cls src\*.java src\pack\*.java src\transform\*.java src\prune\*.java; @jar cf ACube3.jar -C cls; java -cp ACube3.jar ACube $!

Can't he use the jar file that's already there?

 

[Athefre]

First, you want to enter this on your command line. Keep in mind that you have to specify the path that you have saved all this to. So before the ACube3.jar you have to give the file extension:

@javac -target 1.1 -O -d cls src\*.java src\pack\*.java src\transform\*.java src\prune\*.java; @jar cf ACube3.jar -C cls; java -cp ACube3.jar ACube $!

That will do everything at once and launch the program. The $! placeholder at the end should be used the first coupla times, as when you enter that it will give you the options you have available. Otherwise you just have to tinker with the program a lot.

To answer you issue with all half turns, just place an 'aq' (just the letter part) after java -cp ACube3.jar ACube. This gives you (1) all solutions so you have more to choose from and (2) quarter turn metric so you can restrict half turn moves.

When I try to put all of that in "command" I run out of space, it won't let me type anything else after "-C cls; java ". Here is what it says when I, on Vista, type run in the search box, click run, type "command" then click "OK":

Microsoft Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001

C:\USERS\STRAUG~1\>

The last few entries when doing this:

depth 16...
F U F' R' F' U' F' L' F' L U L' F L R U' . (16q, 16f, 16s)
F' U' F L F U F R F R' U' R F' L' R' U . (16q, 16f, 16s)
L F' L' U F' R F U F' R' F U F' U F U . (16q, 16f, 16s)
L F' L' U2 F U L' U L U' F2 U F U . (16q, 14f, 14s)
L R F R' U R F' R' F' U' F' L' F' U F U . (16q, 16f, 16s)
L' R' F' L U' L' F L F U F R F U' F' U' . (16q, 16f, 16s)
R' F R U2 F' U' R U' R' U F2 U' F' U' . (16q, 14f, 14s)
R' F R U' F L' F' U' F L F' U' F U' F' U' . (16q, 16f, 16s)

I like the fourth and seventh one. Not as comfortable as the original or just doing M'U2r'UL'U2RU'LR'UL'U2RU'L but they are shorter.

Can't he use the jar file that's already there?

Apparently you can make ACube do even more if you use "command" along with placing things like "~U 531" before the cubie locations once ACube is open. I don't know...

And the Burnside stuff, I think that's something I'll have to work on figuring out myself now that I have a good link and some examples.

 

[eastamazonantidote]

@javac -target 1.1 -O -d cls src\*.java src\pack\*.java src\transform\*.java src\prune\*.java; @jar cf ACube3.jar -C cls; java -cp ACube3.jar ACube $!

Can't he use the jar file that's already there?

He could, but if I remember correctly, you have to give the extension of the jar file, so you can create another one OR move it to a more convenient directory. It's simpler to explain if you just create another one.

 

[oll+phase+sync]

In Acube you can define wicht turns a allowed for solving by just typing a number to the start of the string

So here ist just a list of octal numbers and their meaning

 000 to 777
   octal mask number of allowed turns bits corresponds to the UDFBLRESM pattern
   To restrict the available layers that can be used in the solution
   this number can be used. Each bit in the octal number corresponds
   to one layer in this order: UDFBLRESM - the most significant bit
-------------------------------111011101   735   UDE F LRM
-------------------------------111001101   715   UDE F RM
-------------------------------110011001   631   UD LRM
-------------------------------110011101   635   UDE LRM
-------------------------------100001101   415   URME
-------------------------------100001001   411   URM
-------------------------------100011101   435   URLM
-------------------------------101001000   510   URF
-------------------------------100001000   410   UR

 

[Athefre]

No longer need help with it, but thanks for the information.