How do I make Acube work

[cubefan4848]

I just downloaded Acube and I extracted everything but I can't open Acube. Is there something else that needs to be done.

Help Please!

 

[cuBerBruce]

Well, I'm guessing you downloaded the Java version of ACube. Did you read the !readme!.1st and ACube.txt files? Do you have Java (the Java Runtime Environment aka JRE) installed?

If you're using Windows, you need to open a Command Prompt window, cd to the JACube folder, and enter a command such as:
java -cp ACube3.jar ACube fao

(The above command is for having ACube generate all optimal solutions in the face turn metric.)

 

[BigSams]

UInless you're absolutely bent on ACube, just use Cube Explorer. It has a great interface and just so easy to use.

 

[cubefan4848]

UInless you're absolutely bent on ACube, just use Cube Explorer. It has a great interface and just so easy to use.

With cube explorer can you make it generate a solution with stuff like R2 L2 B2 F2 U U' U2 and miss out quarter turns on some faces because that is really what I need to do

 

[uberCuber]

UInless you're absolutely bent on ACube, just use Cube Explorer. It has a great interface and just so easy to use.

Cube Explorer doesn't solve positions that aren't fully defined

 

[irontwig]

http://www.ryanheise.com/cube/gacube.html

Copy and paste. I do wish ACube had a nice interface though.
ubercuber: You can grey out pieces on CE.

 

[BigSams]

Cube Explorer doesn't solve positions that aren't fully defined

Erm wat. Yes you can...

cubefan4848, not sure. I'll check.

 

[masterofthebass]

http://www.ryanheise.com/cube/gacube.html

Copy and paste. I do wish ACube had a nice interface though.
ubercuber: You can grey out pieces on CE.

I created one for linux that works pretty decently. Kirjava thinks so too.

 

[uberCuber]

I know you can gray out pieces on cube explorer, but last time I did that and hit the solve button, it came up with an error message saying something along the lines of "you haven't fully defined the position"

Can someone please tell me how to do this?

 

[Kirjava]

Yeah, it's awesome. That combined with jarcs allows me to omit having to use CubeExplorer completely.

I find most of my algs with the frontend Dan made for Acube.

ACUBE FTW1!!?!?!1

Now if only I could learn how to use Ksolve I'd be set

 

[BigSams]

I know you can gray out pieces on cube explorer, but last time I did that and hit the solve button, it came up with an error message saying something along the lines of "you haven't fully defined the position"

Can someone please tell me how to do this?

I have a feeling that you grayed out only some of the facelets of a cubie. You either gray out the whole cubie or click while holding CTRL or SHIFT. I'll PM you.

EDIT: @Kirjava, could you list the features that make ACube better than CE? I played with it for some time 2 years ago but the experience was rather.. unpleasant. Maybe I was too hasty in judging it.

 

[Kirjava]

EDIT: @Kirjava, could you list the features that make ACube better than CE? I played with it for some time 2 years ago but the experience was rather.. unpleasant. Maybe I was too hasty in judging it.

Are you serious? Why don't you find out yourself?

 

[irontwig]

Do you have it anywhere on your site, Dan? Can't seem to find it.

 

[BigSams]

I've tried both. CE feels better. But there might be things that ACube has but CE doesn't, which I dont know about.

To OP: Just checked CE. It can exclude certain faces entirely, but as far as I can tell, it can't exclude or include quarter turns or half turns of a face specifically.

 

[Kirjava]

But there might be things that ACube has but CE doesn't, which I dont know about.

This is why God created documentation.

 

[masterofthebass]

Do you have it anywhere on your site, Dan? Can't seem to find it.

I've been giving it out "privately" because it isn't really a hugely distributable product. If you want it, just send me a PM.

 

[BigSams]

This is why God created documentation.

Ok how about you post a link? Neither Google nor the search function yielded satisfying results.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Ok how about you post a link? Neither Google nor the search function yielded satisfying results.

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/ACube

 

[Kirjava]

Ok how about you post a link? Neither Google nor the search function yielded satisfying results.

It's the first hit when you search for the terms 'acube' and 'rubik' on google.

Want me to make you a sandwich, too?

 

[BigSams]

I don't know what kind of google you're using, but this is my first hit http://software.rubikscube.info/. Not very informative.