topic Arcpy buffer geometry: ArcPro fixed at 35 vertices? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-buffer-geometry-arcpro-fixed-at-35-vertices/m-p/149592#M11592 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've just updated a script from ArcGIS Desktop for use in ArcPro and am getting differences in results. Using&nbsp;<SPAN>arcpy.PointGeometry([pointObject]).buffer([distance]) in ArcGIS Desktop gives a buffered circle with vertices spaced around 50 meters apart (~ 380 vertices in total)</SPAN></P><P></P><P>Using the same code and inputs in ArcGIS Pro gives a buffered circle with vertices spaced around 500m apart (around 35 vertices in total) which gives unexpected results since the script relies on a precise comparison of geometry.</P><P></P><P>Doing a quick test and hard coding a distance (i.e. 1000.0001) still results in the same 35 vertices.</P><P>Setting the buffer distance to 100000.001 still results in the same 35 vertices?!</P><P></P><P>Can anyone/ESRI let me know what has changed which would cause this? Why are the number of vertices so low and/or not increase with the relative scale of the circle?</P><P>Note: Environment settings are the same between arcmap and pro.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:47:54 GMT GeoNZ 2019-12-23T22:47:54Z Arcpy buffer geometry: ArcPro fixed at 35 vertices? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-buffer-geometry-arcpro-fixed-at-35-vertices/m-p/149592#M11592 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've just updated a script from ArcGIS Desktop for use in ArcPro and am getting differences in results. Using&nbsp;<SPAN>arcpy.PointGeometry([pointObject]).buffer([distance]) in ArcGIS Desktop gives a buffered circle with vertices spaced around 50 meters apart (~ 380 vertices in total)</SPAN></P><P></P><P>Using the same code and inputs in ArcGIS Pro gives a buffered circle with vertices spaced around 500m apart (around 35 vertices in total) which gives unexpected results since the script relies on a precise comparison of geometry.</P><P></P><P>Doing a quick test and hard coding a distance (i.e. 1000.0001) still results in the same 35 vertices.</P><P>Setting the buffer distance to 100000.001 still results in the same 35 vertices?!</P><P></P><P>Can anyone/ESRI let me know what has changed which would cause this? Why are the number of vertices so low and/or not increase with the relative scale of the circle?</P><P>Note: Environment settings are the same between arcmap and pro.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:47:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-buffer-geometry-arcpro-fixed-at-35-vertices/m-p/149592#M11592 GeoNZ 2019-12-23T22:47:54Z