Patterns

 Roark and I have been playing with Rubik's Cube patterns lately. Between the two of us, he is the master. What I would like is a place to show our pattern algorithms. Maybe we can find shorter algorithms for some of them. First we need to identify the notation.

T = Top around

R = Right around

L = Left around

B = Bottom around

M = Middle vertical layer around

E = Middle horizontal layer around

S = Middle vertical layer between Front and Back

(x) = the x pattern whatever x may be. 

lowercase means 90 degrees instead of 180 degrees

^ = up

v = down

< = left

> = right

Checkerboard: M E S

RTL RTL Family

Solid front; right and top stripes front to back: RTL RTL

Stripe top to bottom on front; right stripe front to back; top solid: RTL RTL M

Checkerboard front; right and top solid: RTL RTL ME or RTLB TLTL

Solid front; right and top checkerboard: RTL RTL S

H Family

H front; others solid: TM TM 

Lazy H front; right solid; top solid: RE RE (this is just TM TM from a different angle)

H front; right and top stripes front to back: REL

H front; H right; top checkerboard: (sv e< m^ e>) x 2

H front; right Dot; top Stripe front to back: e< M e>

Dot Family

4 Dots: Dot front; dot right; top solid: M e< M e>

Dot front; right stripe front to back; top solid: RER

Cross Family

Cross front; right checkerboard; top stripe left to right: (H) E 

Cross front; right horizontal stripe; top solid: (H) E S

Cross front; right solid; top stripe front to back: RE LE = RTB RTB

Fish Family

Fish front; right and top solid: RT RT RT

Fish front; top and right stripes front to back: RT RT LT

Arrows front; top stripe front to back; right solid: RT RT LT E

Arrows front; top solid; right stripe front to back: RT RT LT M

Patterns that aren't opposite colors patterns Family
(Start with Blue front Yellow up)

6 dots: Front to Right to Bottom and Back to Left to Top: m^ e< mv e>

Blue H front with white edges; Red H right with yellow edges; Yellow X top with blue and orange edges: e> sv e< m^

Blue H front with green edges; Red H right with orange edges Yellow X top with white edges: e> M e< S 

Blue X front with green vertical and red horizontal edges; Red X right with yellow vertical and green horizontal edges; Yellow X top with white edges front back and orange edges left right: m^ e> mv E sv M

Cool Stripes F, T, B, D; Crosses R and L: fv (UFDG)x3 f^ cubevv fv (UFDG)x3 f^ (Flip front and back edges on top and bottom by flipping 2 at a time on top). "Cool stripes" are 3 different colors. The outer stripes are opposite colors in this algorithm.

Cool Stripes R, L, T, D; Solid F and B: [Cool Stripes F, T, B, D; Crosses R and L] (L to F), E H. The outer stripes are opposite colors in this algorithm.

Cool Stripes on all 6 sides: [Cool Stripes R, L, T, D; Solid F and B] m^ R. The outer stripes are opposite colors in this algorithm.

Cool Stripes R, L, T, D; 8s on F and B: f^ R-handed (UFDG)x3 f^ (Flip top front and top back edges) F (L to F) RTLRTL. Adjacent stripes are opposite colors with this algorithm.

LINK to someone's Pretty Patterns Page.