The map tiles are stored on each workstation because they tend to be quite large files, the use of which would overload lower capacity networks if they were stored on the server. Each 20 x 20 km 1:50,000 OS map tile available from the NBN is 15,627 KB. Polygon layers, on the other hand, are stored in the Object Sheet folder on the server, as they tend to be relatively small files. Therefore map tiles need to be installed on each workstation but there is an add-in to help. Install the map tiles you want to use on the first workstation then copy the Map Files folder from that to somewhere on a server that can be accessed by the other workstations. Then use the Bulk Load add-in – http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-4597 – to install them from there onto the other workstations. Note that you can edit the .ini so that they get installed using the cut in and cut outs you require.

For more information see the user guide. Stuart Ball did a good job of writing up the mapping in the user guide for version 6.9.3. I subsequently updated it for v6.13 but it hasn’t been updated since although the mapping hasn’t changed much except for a few new features in v6.14. There is also more information in http://forums.nbn.org.uk/viewtopic.php?pid=6013#p6013 and the post it links to.

Rob, does your Object Sheet File Path setting in the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dorset Software\Recorder 6\Settings) point to the same path on all the machines that should be sharing polygon layers?

Looked like it worked but it didn't actually load any maps... hmmm