I think this was a bad idea
[Note: this isn’t an issue. Just a random post. My apologies if this isn’t appropriate.]
As ever, we really need to inspect the whole document to see what’s going on.
I’m not convinced that Dorico would automatically condense Violin 1 with a Cello and Violin 2 with Violas unless you explicitly told it to do so. I suspect that some of the other grouping are also not by default.
It may be better to turn off empty staff hiding, at least for the first system.
Sorry, this isn’t an issue haha. I don’t really know where to put this.
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Looks like you’re exploring the options 
I believe this is just a “how to make Dorico do stupid things” exercise.
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It can be surprising how hard that is to do
I originally meant to create a new layout and zoom out on a score I am composing for NYCC. But then I realized how bad of an idea it was to create a condensing group for xylophone, timpani, and glockenspiel. Too many ledger linesssss
Beans!
Beans!