topic Re: How to form a flat buffer using python? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-form-a-flat-buffer-using-python/m-p/610473#M47670 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you Dan. I really didn't expect that it's impossible to do that directly as I thought maybe some arcmap option can do. So have to use the indirect way as your suggestion.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:31:42 GMT TieshengWu 2016-12-11T04:31:42Z How to form a flat buffer using python? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-form-a-flat-buffer-using-python/m-p/610471#M47668 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all, how to make the command 'Arcpy.Polygon.buffer(distance)' &nbsp;forming a flat buffer instead&nbsp; a round one?</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Dec 2016 03:02:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-form-a-flat-buffer-using-python/m-p/610471#M47668 TieshengWu 2016-12-11T03:02:19Z Re: How to form a flat buffer using python? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-form-a-flat-buffer-using-python/m-p/610472#M47669 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you can't. &nbsp;you can only access the square end buffer through&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/analysis-toolbox/buffer.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/analysis-toolbox/buffer.htm">Buffer—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;</P><P>You only other options would be to construct perpendicular lines at the line ends (for instance) and split the polygon there, or construct offset parallels and join those to form polygons.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Dec 2016 03:55:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-form-a-flat-buffer-using-python/m-p/610472#M47669 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-12-11T03:55:12Z Re: How to form a flat buffer using python? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-form-a-flat-buffer-using-python/m-p/610473#M47670 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you Dan. I really didn't expect that it's impossible to do that directly as I thought maybe some arcmap option can do. So have to use the indirect way as your suggestion.</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 11 Dec 2016 04:31:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-to-form-a-flat-buffer-using-python/m-p/610473#M47670 TieshengWu 2016-12-11T04:31:42Z