How can I show bar numbers on incomplete measures?

Dorico
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This is maybe an unusual problem, but I’m trying to figure out how to make this work. For some reason, when I make an incomplete measure in the middle of a piece, Dorico won’t show the bar number, even when I select to show all bar numbers and insert a bar number change. I’m assuming this is because it assumes this incomplete measure is a pickup measure, but is there any way to force it to show the measure number?

Refer to m. 3 in the example below: it’s an incomplete bar of 6/8, and I’ve inserted a bar number change so it continues from 3, but I can’t figure out how to make the measure number show.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

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Would a 3/8 time signature be acceptable?

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Maybe in this case, but I’m trying to figure it out regardless since there’s a couple places where I’m trying to do some funky things with notation that requires having a different amount of beats in a bar than the time signature would state.

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You can use tuplets for that sort of thing.

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Thank you so much! Just adding a dummy tuple and hiding it helped fill the measure. Amazing idea!