Message #1904

From: Melinda Green <melinda@superliminal.com>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] {7,3} vertex and edge turning puzzles
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:41:25 -0800

How about a FT {7,3} IRP?

On 11/7/2011 5:16 PM, Roice Nelson wrote:
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> Hi Nan,
> If you download the latest
> <http://www.gravitation3d.com/magictile/downloads/MagicTile_v2_Preview.zip>,
> you’ll now see vertex and edge turning versions of the {7,3}. They
> are quite beautiful
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4D_Cubing/photos/album/1694853720/pic/104211987/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc>
> when scrambled.
> I picked depths that felt like a nice balance, but they can be
> changed. I made the ET slightly deeper than I did for the {3,7}. It
> seemed better to do so in this case. I wonder if the {7,3} ET will
> also have some intriguing piece orbits, like you observed on the {3,7}.
> If you are interested in a more detailed write up on how to edit
> slicing circles and their depths, let me know. It requires hand
> editing the puzzle config files, but the format is pretty simple. It
> is based on discussion we had in the past - you can enter depths as
> multiples of incircles/circumcircles/edge lengths, or you can enter
> them as an absolute distance.
> In any case, I am happy to configure files for any puzzles you
> describe, assuming MagicTile can support them.
> Roice
>
> P.S. This version also removes the duplicate color you found in the
> default settings. Thanks for noticing that :)
>
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:56 AM, Nan Ma <mananself@gmail.com
> <mailto:mananself@gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Hi Roice,
>
> About the Klein quartic, I’m curious if the vertex turning and
> edge turning {7,3} can be made. They have less colors than the
> {3,7} counterparts. So it should be easier to find pieces on them.
> Thanks.
>
> Nan
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