Rubik's "cubes" 3x3x4 and 3x3x5 general solution

Exchanging edges without changing anything else

swap 3 edges swap 3x2 edges swap 2x2 edges
swap3edges swap3edges swap3edges swap3x2edges swap2x2edges
T2
2R -R
D2
R -2R
T2
2R -R
D2
R -2R







R2
B2
T2
B2
R2
B2
T2
B2



T2
L
R2
B2
T2
B2
R2
B2
T2
B2
-L
T2

R2
F2
R2
F2

R2
F2






R2
F2
B2
L2
F2
B2







3 sides
12 moves
3 sides
8 moves
2 sides
12 moves
2 sides
6 moves
3 sides
6 moves



Exchanging corners without changing anything else

swap 3 corners swap 2x2 corners swap 5 corners
swap3corners swap3corners swap2x2corners swap5corners

T2
R
D2
-R
T2
R
D2
-R




F2
T2
R
D2
-R
T2
R
D2
-R

F2



R
T2
-R
T2
R
T2
-R
T2

R
T2
-R
T2
3 sides
8 moves
4 sides
10 moves

2 sides
12 moves



Exchanging centers without changing anything else

swap 3 centers swap 3 centers swap 3x2 centers
swap3centers swap3centers swap6centers
D2
B2
T2
2L -L
T2
B2
D2
2R -R
2R -R
T2
F2
T2
2R -R
T2
F2
T2

R2
B2
F2
L2
T2
B2
F2
D2
F2
B2
5 sides
10 moves
3 sides
10 moves
6 sides
10 moves


Note: The 3x3x4 puzzle is a little peculiar in the sense that unlike the 3x3x3, no cublet can be rotated.
You can only perform exchanges between cublets.

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