Puzzle: Octahedron, Face Cut, Type A, 4th Order
Abbreviation: Octa FA4
Commonly Known As: Nothing

Piece Counts

Name	Qty	Colors	Orient.	Perm.	Orbits
Corner	6	4	2, Fixed	Even	None
Edge	24	2	None	Even	None
Corner Face	24	1	None	Even	2
Edge Face	24	1	None	Even	2
Center	8	1	None	Even	2

Move Types

Type	Layer	Period	Pieces Affected	Total Parity
Face	1	3	1 corner 3-cyc, 2 edge 3-cyc, 2 edge face 3-cyc, 3 corner face 3-cyc	Even
Face	2	3	2 edge 3-cyc, 2 edge 3-cyc, 1 center 3-cyc 1 edge face 3-cyc, 1 corner face 3-cyc	Even

Suggested Solving Orders

By Piece Type
1. Solve Corners
2. Solve Centers
3. Solve Edges
4. Solve Corner Faces
5. Solve Edge Faces

Important Issues and Notes
Step 1 is done with all outer slice turns, step 2 is done with all inner slice turns.
Steps 4 and 5 can be done in parallel.

Useful Algorithms
In step 3, three cycle edges (DFN): (F+ u+ F-) D+ (F+ u- F+) D-
In step 4, three cycle corner faces (UFN): (F+ u+ F-) D+ (F+ u- F+) D-
In step 5, there cycle edge faces (DFN): (f+ u+ f-) D+ (f+ u- f-) D+