How do I fix inconsistent layout?

Dorico
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So I imported an MusicXML with import system and Frame beaks off. Space Size is Size 6 (5.5 MM)

The first couple of pages look like nice:

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Then it becomes more cramped and pages don’t really match the way it started:

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How do I fix this so the layout it has a consistent look to it?

Thanks

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I would recommend experimenting with Layout Options Vertical Spacing and Vertical Justification settings. Pages 4 and 6 are over 80% full, so in accordance with the default justification settings, they are justifying only the distance between systems, and not the distances between staves. You can change this to a higher value like 90%, and you might like the results.

I often find that for scores of smaller ensembles like this, I like the results if I set the threshold for vertical justification of systems only to 100% (essentially so that the distance between staves will always be justified), and then experiment with a larger value for my inter-system gap (in ideal gaps) like 14-18 spaces.

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Thanks for the tip I’ll give that a try.

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OK that did the trick I have a constant layout now, thanks!