PyCube

PyCube is an 3D interactive Rubik's Cube using OpenGL and Pygame.

Here's a .gif showing the progress as of 11/16/16.

Progress as of 11/17/16.

Progress as of 11/18/16.

Progress as of 11/23/16.

Purpose

This software-based Rubik's Cube will serve as a basis for a later project in which I will attempt to create another program, implementing a neural network algorithm, that will teach itself to solve a Rubik's Cube (PyCube).

Dependencies

This program utilizes the following Python modules:
PyOpenGL see also OpenGL
Pygame
NumPy

Python 3.x :
pip3 install pyopengl pygame numpy

Only supported by Python 3.x+. Try at your own risk.
Python 2.x :
pip install pyopengl pygame numpy

TODO

• Individual pieces
• Rotation Matrices
• 90 degree rotation of individual pieces on each axis
• Map CW and CWW rotation to lower/upper case keys
• Implement all center pieces
• Map keys and rotation matrix calls to respective center pieces
• Color center pieces
• Implement edge pieces
• Implement corner pieces
• Solve correct movement of edge pieces
  • Use face patterns to track position of edge/corner pieces FAILURE
• Solve correct movement of corner pieces
• Color edge pieces
• Color corner pieces
• Visual tweaks
• Test/bug fix cube
• Test solves with PyCube
• Begin implementing reverse moves solver
• ...

Notable Mentions

This post from stackoverflow was very helpful in creating a solid starting point to use quaternions to rotate a 3 dimensional cube using Python and OpenGL. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30745703/rotating-a-cube-using-quaternions-in-pyopengl