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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C2FA7E.8053E400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Looking for deco planning software. What is everyone using? > >Richard Richard, Can't speak for everyone but I would recommend you check out Deco = Planner, marketed by GUE. It follows Buhlmann ZH16B or ZH16C theory (you = select). It allows you to add the Buhlmann depth safety factor and = designate the last stop at 20 ft rather than the 10ft norm. Note if you = want to use 15ft as your last stop you leave the last stop setting at 10 = ft and inject a 15ft stop until a 10ft requirement goes away; however = you will find on O2 deco the difference between 20ft and 15ft as a last = stop is not very significant. Decoplanner follows Buhlmann's theory and = accounts for multiple gas switches up and down (counterdiffusion). A = significant feature is it also allows you to change the gradient factor = slope along the deco profile to force deeper stops which have been = demonstrated to be beneficial on deeper dives. You can leave the = gradient settings at the default and it does a statistically reasonable = job as well. You can inject your own stops along the way and it will = account for them. Decoplanner appears to use the Repex method or some = mod thereof (I haven't verified) of calculating O2 exposure/limit. For = relatively short dives this seems to be sufficient; however on more = aggressive dives you will always be against or past the stops on this = method on Decoplanner. So I consider the O2 information in Decoplanner = as more information for developing the total dive plan. It provides = required gas volumes for your bottom and deco mixes based on your RMV = (again for guidance IMHO). It also produces nifty charts for individual = tissue compartment gas tensions, if you are into that sort of thing. = There are dive planning features that print a range of dive options. The = spreadsheet format is intuitive, flexible, and easy to modify (you don't = have to start the planning over if you want to change a number. The = manual is well written and reasonably complete. I've used Abyss, Proplanner, Dr. X , Decoplanner, and my own code to = generate profiles. IMHO Decoplanner encompasses the range of features = most divers will ever use and sells for a reasonable cost as well.IMHO. Take care, Doug Chapman ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C2FA7E.8053E400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>>Looking for deco planning software. = What is=20 everyone using?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>Richard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can't speak for everyone but I would = recommend you=20 check out Deco Planner, marketed by GUE. It follows Buhlmann ZH16B or = ZH16C=20 theory (you select). It allows you to add the Buhlmann depth safety = factor and=20 designate the last stop at 20 ft rather than the 10ft norm. Note if you = want to=20 use 15ft as your last stop you leave the last stop setting at 10 = ft and=20 inject a 15ft stop until a 10ft requirement goes away; however you will = find on=20 O2 deco the difference between 20ft and 15ft as a last stop is not very=20 significant. Decoplanner follows Buhlmann's theory and accounts for = multiple gas=20 switches up and down (counterdiffusion). A significant feature is it = also allows=20 you to change the gradient factor slope along the deco profile to force = deeper=20 stops which have been demonstrated to be beneficial on deeper dives. You = can=20 leave the gradient settings at the default and it does a statistically=20 reasonable job as well. You can inject your own stops along the way = and it=20 will account for them. Decoplanner appears to use the Repex method or = some mod=20 thereof (I haven't verified) of calculating O2 exposure/limit. For = relatively=20 short dives this seems to be sufficient; however on more aggressive = dives you=20 will always be against or past the stops on this method on Decoplanner. = So I=20 consider the O2 information in Decoplanner as more information for = developing=20 the total dive plan. It provides required gas volumes for your bottom = and deco=20 mixes based on your RMV (again for guidance IMHO). It also produces = nifty charts=20 for individual tissue compartment gas tensions, if you are into that = sort of=20 thing. There are dive planning features that print a range of dive = options. The=20 spreadsheet format is intuitive, flexible, and easy to modify (you = don't=20 have to start the planning over if you want to change a number. The = manual is=20 well written and reasonably complete.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've used Abyss, Proplanner, Dr. X , = Decoplanner,=20 and my own code to generate profiles. IMHO Decoplanner encompasses the = range of=20 features most divers will ever use and sells for a reasonable cost = as=20 well.IMHO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Take care,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doug Chapman</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C2FA7E.8053E400-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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