Puzzle: Octahedron, Vertex Cut, Type A, 5th Order
Abbreviation: Octa VA5
Commonly Known As: Nothing

Piece Counts

Name	Qty	Colors	Orient.	Perm.	Orbits
Tip	6	4	4, Trivial	None	None
Center	6	4	4	None	None
Outer Edge	24	2	None	Odd	None
Middle Edge	24	2	None	Odd	None
Inner Edge	12	2	2, Fixed	Odd	None
Outer Face	24	1	None	Odd	None
Inner Face	8	1	None	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 outer edge 4-cyc	Odd
Vertex	3	4	1 middle edge 4-cyc, 1 middle edge 4-cyc, 1 outer face 4-cyc	Odd
Vertex	4	4	1 middle edge 4-cyc, 1 outer edge 4-cyc 2 outer face 4-cyc, 1 innter face 4-cyc	Odd

Suggested Solving Orders

Cage
1. Group inner and middle edges
2. Group outer edges to complete edge groups
3. Solve edges, tips and centers, like Octa VA3
4. Solve inner faces
5. Solve outer faces

Important Issues and Notes
Reducing edges by solving entire edge groups at a time is also possible.
Steps 4 and 5 (and 3 actually) can be done in parallel.

Useful Algorithms
In step 1, fix parity: U[4]- (F[234]+ U- R+ U[23]+) x 4
In step 2, fix parity: U[2]- (F[234]+ U- R+ U[34]+) x 4
In step 4, three cycle inner faces: (R[4]+ U+ R-) D+ (R+ U- R-) D-
In step 4, three cycle outer faces: (R[4]+ U+ R-) D[3]+ (R[4]+ U- R-) D[3]-