Puzzle: Octahedron, Vertex Cut, Type A, 3rd Order
Abbreviation: Octa VA3
Commonly Known As: Magic Octahedron

Piece Counts

Name	Qty	Colors	Orient.	Perm.	Orbits
Tip	6	4	4, Trivial	None	None
Center	6	4	4	None	None
Edge	12	2	2, Fixed	Odd	None

Move Types

Type	Layer	Period	Pieces Affected	Total Parity
Vertex	1	4	1 tip twist	None
Vertex	2	4	1 center twist, 1 edge 4-cyc	Odd

Suggested Solving Orders

Bottom to Top
1. Fix trivial tips
2. Solve 3 edges around a corner
3. Use keyhole to orient middle centers
4. Solve last bottom edge and 3 middle edges
5. Use keyhole to solve last 5 edges

Important Issues and Notes
To flip edges in the last step, insert an edge into the keyhole one way, then bring it out another way.

Useful Algorithms
In step 5, three cycle edges: F+ U+ F-