Multiple Ring Buffer - XY Resolution Limit?

[RandyMcGregor3]

I am using the Multiple Ring Buffer and noticed that my output buffers (in this case, 10 miles) are much more generalized than I would get using the regular buffer tool with defaults for the same distance. I have tried to tweak xy resolution and I cannot get a finer resolution than below (approx 3,500 feet between points).

I get the same thing with geographic coordinates and projected (us_foot) coordinates.

Is this a known issue with the Multiple Ring Buffer?

Thank you,

Randy McGregor

[DrewFlater]

Is your output to shapefile? 

Depending on which version of ArcGIS you are using, it might be that the buffers being produced are always geodesic buffers, which are always densified rather than output as true curves. Even the standard Buffer or Pairwise Buffer tools when using the Geodesic method produce densified outputs. This is the nature of the geodesic (shape preserving) method. 

[RandyMcGregor3]

It was 2.6. I updated to 2.7 today, so I'll check. Thank you

[RandyMcGregor3]

Thank you.

Just updated to 2.7.3 and the bug is still there.

[DanPatterson]

Drew is indicating that it will be fixed in 2.9 then backported to 2.8 and 2.7.

2.8 beta just finished, 

[RandyMcGregor3]

Got it. Thanks