Stems for b once up - once down

Hi,

why is the stem from b once up and once down? In my opinion the stem should be down. There’s no force for stems.
Bildschirmfoto 2020-01-03 um 20.03.57.png
Best Regards
Hubert

macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6
Dorico Pro3 Version 3.0.10.1051 (Oct 7 2019)
VSTAudioEngine3 3.0.10.132

Answer: no idea without more context. If you want a definitive answer, please post a project, not a picture.

Locally, you can hit F to flip a stem. Globally, what do you have set here?

That’s it: same settings like shown in the picture. Then I switched to “Use default direction” and the stem goes down…

Thanks
Hubert

Well yeah, If you switch it to “Use default” then ALL middle-line notes will be switched down, even if the context suggests that an upstem would look better.

I recently came across the same issue, where Pro2.2 put two Bs In the same bar one stem up, one stem down. “Determined by context” as the preference. Fixed it by manually changing one of the stems, that function is also in the Edit menu.

John.