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I'm trying to buffer a line using Geometry Generator in QGIS:

buffer($geometry, 3)

However although I've set the Simple Fill join style to miter I can't get the ends of the buffer to be flat.

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I wanted to use a polygon for styling (rather than having the line width set to 6 map units) because it's much easier to have a semi-transparent fill with a consistent border and a line fill effect.

Is there any way to set the end cap for polygon styles or using expressions? I notice single_sided_buffer() has a parameter for join style but buffer() does not.

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As of the current QGIS 3.22 (LTR) the buffer() function in Expression Builder now has parameters for join type, cap type etc. So by using for example buffer($geometry,2, cap:='flat') one can have a flat-ended geometry generated buffer.

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If you have line vector file that you want to buffer, you can input it to QGIS tool "Buffer" (Vector -> Geoprocessing Tools)

buffer tool window

The parameter you want to change is called 'END_CAP_STYLE'. Setting it to 1 — Flat should give you the desired result.

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  • Is this in SQL? The parameter you refer to doesn't seem to exist with geometry generator expressions (for buffer(), anyhow).
    – she_weeds
    Oct 2, 2019 at 22:32
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    I only just noticed the edit clarifying that this was for the vector geoprocessing tool. The entire point of using the geometry generator is to avoid creating a new, static layer so this doesn't address the question.
    – she_weeds
    Oct 3, 2019 at 9:48

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