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Rotating Centres

This page is being provided for those who have their own method of solving the cube that does not always solve it with correctly oriented centres and do not want to spend time learning a method that sets the centre orientations correctly in the solution.

One hundred and eighty degree rotation (Algorithm set 1)

 
This algorithm rotates the up face centre 180 degrees
U L R U2 L' R' U L R U2 L' R'
Up face
Clockwise		 Left face
Clockwise		 Right face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Left face
Anti-clock		 Right face
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Left face
Clockwise		 Right face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Left face
Anti-clock		 Right face
Anti-clock

NOTE: This algorithm is made up of a series of 7 rotations performed twice, so it is only half as bad as it looks.

One hundred and eighty degree rotation (Algorithm set 2)

This algorithm rotates the up face centre 180 degrees
R U R' U R U R' U R U
Right face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise
R' U R U R' U R U R' U
Right face
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Right face
Anti-clock 		Up face
Clockwise

NOTE: This algorithm is made up of a series of 4 rotations performed five times, so it is not nearly as bad as it looks.

Ninety degree rotations (Algorithm set 1)

 
This algorithm rotates the up face centre clockwise 90 degrees, and the front face centre anti-clockwise 90 degrees.
F B' L R' U D' F' U' D  L' R F' B U
Front face
Clockwise		 Back face
Anti-clock		 Left face
Clockwise		 Right face
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Down face
Anti-clock		 Front face
Anti-clock		 Up face
Anti-clock		 Down face
Clockwise		 Left face
Anti-clock		 Right face
Clockwise		 Front face
Anti-clock		 Back face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise

NOTE: If the up face centre needs to be rotated anti-clockwise and the front face centre clockwise, you can rotate the whole cube so that the front face centre is at the top and the up face centre is in front and use the above algorithm.

or     up anti-clockwise, front clockwise

This algorithm also works if the last rotation is transferred to the first rotation.

or     up clockwise, front anti-clockwise
or     up anti-clockwise, front clockwise

Ninety degree rotations (Algorithm set 2)

 
This algorithm rotates the up face centre clockwise 90 degrees, and the left face centre anti-clockwise, 90 degrees
LM L' DE D' LM' L U' LM L' DE' D LM' L U
Left both
Clockwise		 Left face
Anti-clock		 Down both
Clockwise		 Down face
Anti-clock		 Left both
Anti-clock		 Left face
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise		 Left both
Clockwise		 Left face
Anti-clock		 Down both
Anti-clock		 Down Face
Clockwise		 Left both
Anti-clock		 Left face
Clockwise		 Up face
Anti-clock

NOTE: If the up face centre needs to be rotated anti-clockwise and the left face centre clockwise, you can rotate the whole cube so that up face centre is on the left and the left face centre it on top and use the above algorithm.

or     up anti-clockwise, left clockwise

This algorithm also works if the last rotation is transferred to the first rotation.

or     up clockwise, left anti-clockwise
or     up anti-clockwise, left clockwise

Same thing for speed cubers/finger trick rotators.

This algorithm rotates the up face centre clockwise 90 degrees, and the left face centre anti-clockwise, 90 degrees
U M E M' U' M E' M'
Up face
Clockwise		 Middle
Clockwise		 Equator
Clockwise		 Middle
Anti-clock		 Up face
Anti-clock		 Middle
Clockwise		 Equator
Anti-clock		 Middle
Anti-clock

This algorithm rotates the up face centre anti-clockwise 90 degrees, and the left face centre clockwise, 90 degrees
M E M' U M E' M' U'
Middle
Clockwise		 Equator
Clockwise		 Middle
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Middle
Clockwise		 Equator
Anti-clock		 Middle
Anti-clock		 Up face
Anti-clock

Ninety degree rotations (Algorithm set 3)

This algorithm rotates the up face centre clockwise 90 degrees, and the front face centre anti-clockwise, 90 degrees
(LM)' L U' L' (LM) U
Repeat the algorithm another four times.
Total of 30 rotations but it is easy to learn.
Left both
Anti-clock		 Left face
Clockwise		 Up face
Anti-clock		 Left face
Anti-clock		 Left both
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise

NOTE: If the up face centre needs to be rotated anti-clockwise and the front face centre clockwise, you can rotate the whole cube so that the front face centre is at the top and the up face centre is in the front and use the above algorithm.

or     Repeat four times

Same thing for speed cubers/finger trick rotators.

This algorithm rotates the up face centre clockwise 90 degrees, and the front face centre anti-clockwise, 90 degrees
M' U' M U
Repeat the algorithm another four times.
Total of 20 rotations but it is easy to learn.
Middle
Anti-clock		 Up face
Anti-clock		 Middle
Clockwise		 Up face
Clockwise

This algorithm rotates the top centre anti-clockwise 90 degrees, and the front face centre clockwise, 90 degrees
M' U M U'
Repeat the algorithm another four times.
Total of 20 rotations but it is easy to learn.
Middle
Anti-clock		 Up face
Clockwise		 Middle
Clockwise		 Up face
Anti-clock

 
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